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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Raffin Christian
Boulevard d'ailleurs
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
liberté
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Terrasse
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Tout simplement
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Rue étroite
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Orangée 2
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Tous les deux
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Rue aux épices
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Circulation
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Vers 18h
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
orangee
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Paris
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Terrasses de café
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Notre instant
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Amst 21-67
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Rue animée
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Rouge
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Bordure rouge
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Ta Main
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Balade song
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Jour de ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Nature
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Nous deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Ton parapluie
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Balade
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Bastille
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Petite pluie
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Circulation
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Rue animée
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Bisous
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Une histoire simple
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Terrasse de café
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Jour de Ville
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,700Raffin Christian
Sous la pluie
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Contre Toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Passage nature
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
En famille
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
passion
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Grande rue
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Petit vent
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Bord de Mer
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Il était 16h15
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Balade dans Paris
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Douce rencontre
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Ensemble
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Partage
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Balade en Ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Enlacés
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
En promenade
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Regard Complice
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Terrasse Ombragée
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Un temps pour nous
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Passion
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Bien-être
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
toi en rouge
13 x 13 cmUSD 185Raffin Christian
Nocturne
36 x 36 cmUSD 800Raffin Christian
Soirée
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Passage en ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 465Raffin Christian
Balade song
25 x 25 cmUSD 465