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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Odeur d'épices
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Marseille
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Un après-midi
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Bar des 13 coins
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 - Sold
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Complices
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200 Raffin Christian
Un doux partage
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
A bicyclette
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Regard croisé
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Ensemble
25 x 25 cmUSD 465- Sold
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Vers 17h
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 - Sold
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Tout contre Toi
36 x 36 cmUSD 800 Raffin Christian
Rue commerçante
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200- Sold
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Un petit bisou
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Tendresse
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Circulation
13 x 13 cmUSD 185- Sold
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Amoureux
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Ensemble
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Vue du vieux port
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Bonne Mère
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Plaisance
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700- Sold
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Journée passion
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Bleu
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Fou rire
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Raffin Christian
La Ville n°4454
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Grand boulevard
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Tous les deux
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Au mouillage
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
L'un contre l'autre
36 x 36 cmUSD 800- Sold
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Une histoire simple
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Marche
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Château d'If
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Les Champs-Elysées
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Jour de Ville
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700- Sold
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Petit plaisir
25 x 25 cmUSD 465 Raffin Christian
Rue animée
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Nous deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Bord de mer
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Main dans la Main
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Complices
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700- Sold
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Rencontre
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 - Sold
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Juste à côté
13 x 13 cmUSD 185 Raffin Christian
Regards
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200