Castel Michel | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography

Michel is enriched by his studies of works by masters of modern painting - such as Raoul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin and even Maurice Utrillo - and by artists such as Michel Jouenne and Daniel Bigaré, and makes his figurative works using acrylic paint, following a process that is singular and characteristic. Therefore, he begins each one of his canvases by applying colours directly to the support, without making any sketches beforehand, in order to create a multi-coloured environment that is harmonious and nuanced. The abstract composition is done with a paintbrush, which "makes it possible for him to combine a design based on nature with his own inventions." He then sketches the buildings and inhabitants with spontaneity, such as the silhouettes he draws freehand, which gives his works a perfectible and authentic style.