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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Jour de ville
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Plaisir
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Partage
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Nous deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Sur la place
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Kfé
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Calme
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Rue de commerce
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Sur le quai
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Contre Toi
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Début de soirée
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Le Port de Marseille
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Raffin Christian
Vers 16h
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Café
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Retour de croisière
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Soleil
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Partage
25 x 25 cmUSD 465- Sold
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Vers 16h
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Rouge
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Shopping
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Tout contre Toi
70 x 70 cmUSD 2,400- Sold
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Complicité
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Rue étroite
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Ensemble
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Voyage
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Rue sans fin
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Vieux port
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Balade d'un jour
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Raffin Christian
Shopping
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Rue animée
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Passage Partagé
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Petite pluie
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Enlacés
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Together
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Voyage
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Main Complice
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Balade
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Sur le port
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Main Complice
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Raffin Christian
Tous les Deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Balade à deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Vers 13h
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Passage bleuté
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Bien-être
25 x 25 cmUSD 465- Sold
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L'arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Sous ton parapluie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Chateau d'If
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Plaisir de nous
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Raffin Christian
Kfé Duo
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Soir de ville
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Juste là
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
L'entrée du port
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Soleil
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Regard croisé
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Balade
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Café de Flore
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Jaune
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
En balade
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
En ville
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450