Raffin Christian | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Raffin Christian
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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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Boulevard d'ailleurs
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liberté
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Dans l'après-midi
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Tenue de soirée
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Terrasse
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Tout simplement
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Rue étroite
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Orangée 2
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Tous les deux
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Rue aux épices
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Croisière au château d'if
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Mon arbre
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passion
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Délire de Toi
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Petite pluie
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Juste au port
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Senteur
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Emotion
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906 Juste pour vous
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Désire
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Un petit bisou
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Soirée
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Quai de Seine
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Rêve
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Ballon blanc
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Vers 13h
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Café
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Enlacés
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Raffin Christian
Voyage
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Soleil
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Une histoire simple
50 x 50 cmSGD 2,150Raffin Christian
UN REGARD POSE
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Une belle journée
13 x 13 cmSGD 230 Raffin Christian
Sur le port
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Bonne Mère
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Raffin Christian
Ballon blanc
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Jour de Ville
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Rue sans fin
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Regard Complice
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Bord de mer
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Raffin Christian
Soir de ville
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Balade song
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Ô Toulouse
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Terrasses de café
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Vue du vieux port
25 x 25 cmSGD 650Raffin Christian
C'est quand qu'on fait nous
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orangee
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Raffin Christian
Juste là
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Raffin Christian
soleil
13 x 13 cmSGD 230Raffin Christian
Un peu de toi
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Raffin Christian
Journée balade
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Raffin Christian
Restaurants
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Raffin Christian
L'attente
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Raffin Christian
Début de soirée
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Le petit port
19 x 19 cmSGD 390Raffin Christian
Main Complice
36 x 36 cmSGD 1,100Raffin Christian
Regard croisé
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Plaisir
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PLaisir
25 x 25 cmSGD 650 Raffin Christian
Main Complice
80 x 80 cmSGD 5,200