Raffin Christian | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Raffin Christian
- France
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The melancholy of my paintings is compensated by bright colors which are the joy, the desire to create, to breathe, to share.
As a child, Christian discovered art through a middle school teacher, and it was a revelation for him. The young man knew that a love of art would follow him throughout his life. An easel and a box of oil paints as a birthday gift finally convinced him to pursue this path. His initial training as an engineer initiated him in drawing, design and the laws of perspective. From industrial design, artistic drawing quickly followed.
Between 1982 and 1984, the artist lived in Tunisia, and the city impregnated his colour palette. He practiced traditional photography and tried his hand at painted photographs. In 2004, driven by an irresistible urge to create, he left his job to become a full time artist. His participation in various art fairs and markets, but above all, his contact with the public, encouraged him in his approach. He was convinced.
Between 1982 and 1984, the artist lived in Tunisia, and the city impregnated his colour palette. He practiced traditional photography and tried his hand at painted photographs. In 2004, driven by an irresistible urge to create, he left his job to become a full time artist. His participation in various art fairs and markets, but above all, his contact with the public, encouraged him in his approach. He was convinced.
His artistic style is influenced by various artists, Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch painter, nineteenth-twentieth centuries) and Salvador Dali (Spanish painter, twentieth century). He sees Nicolas de Staël (French painter of Russian origin, twentieth century) as a model.
Christian paints in acrylic and oil, with knife and brush on different media (paper, wood, canvas...). He reinterprets scenes memorised from daily life or his various trips. Fleeing the technical rigor of his former profession, the artist lets his emotions guide his brush to the essential. He purifies the subject to the point of making it unrecognizable. His purpose is not to represent strict reality, but to transmit a sensation. Christian lives his art as a way to express himself and to externalize his feelings. Spontaneity is the watchword of his work.
Christian paints in acrylic and oil, with knife and brush on different media (paper, wood, canvas...). He reinterprets scenes memorised from daily life or his various trips. Fleeing the technical rigor of his former profession, the artist lets his emotions guide his brush to the essential. He purifies the subject to the point of making it unrecognizable. His purpose is not to represent strict reality, but to transmit a sensation. Christian lives his art as a way to express himself and to externalize his feelings. Spontaneity is the watchword of his work.
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- 2015Exhibition at Galerie des LombardsParis, France
- 20121st prize of the SalonVarennes-sur-Seine, France
- 20101st prize of the SalonVernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France
- 2006Exhibition at Marché de la CréationParis, France
- 1957BirthGrenoble, France
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Balade à deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Voyage
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Ensemble
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 - Sold
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Foule d'un jour
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Raffin Christian
orangee
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Terrasses de café
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Mon arbre
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Départ en mer
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
COMPLICE
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200- Sold
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Mon arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Tendresse
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Bastille
25 x 25 cmUSD 465- Sold
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Foule d'un jour
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Raffin Christian
Main Dans Ta Main
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Rue Passante
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Ô Toulouse
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 - Sold
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Complice
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Vielle ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Instant nature
70 x 70 cmUSD 2,400Raffin Christian
Passage nature
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Désir
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Vers 17 heures
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
70 x 70 cmUSD 2,400Raffin Christian
Balade à vélo
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Notre Romance
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Instant Café
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Journée balade
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Bonne Mère
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Rue aux épices
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Paris Paris
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Echange
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Marché
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Il est 17h
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 - Sold
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Main Dans Ta Main
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 - Sold
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Contre Toi
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 - Sold
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Plaisir
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Raffin Christian
Sur le pont
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Le petit port
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Marché aux pêcheurs
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Foule d'un jour
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Paris
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Petite pluie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
UN REGARD POSE
120 x 40 cmUSD 2,300Raffin Christian
Pont au Change
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Bien-être
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700- Sold
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Avec Toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Balade à deux
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
soleil
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Enlacés
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Tout Simplement
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
toi en rouge
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Main dans la Main
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200 Raffin Christian
Bord de ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Petit bonheur
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Métropolitain
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Un moment partagé
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Main Complice
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Rencontre 1
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Bien-être
25 x 25 cmUSD 465