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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Journée balade
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Petit délire
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Petite pluie
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Shopping
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Bien être
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Juste au port
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Contre Toi
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Balade en Ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Montmartre
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Rue commerçante
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Plaisir
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Mon arbre
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450- Sold
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Ensemble
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Petit port
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Enlacés
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Elle
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
passion
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
COMPLICE
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Senteur bien-être
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Balade à deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Bord de mer
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Enlacés
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Simplement Nous
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Montparnasse
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Rue animée
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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Un peu de Nous
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Calme
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Un après-midi
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Petite folie
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Désire
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200 Raffin Christian
Bouquinistes
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Histoire d'un jour
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900- Sold
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Bleu d'un jour
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
A la croisée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Partage
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Passage en ville
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200- Sold
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Instant café
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Un après-midi
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Main Complice
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Mon arbre de Vie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
L'arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Petite pluie d'amour
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Zen
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Soir de Mer
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Passage en ville
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Rue sans fin
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Passion
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Main dans la Main
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Juste là
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900- Sold
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L'un contre l'autre
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Regard croisé
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Balade
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Chateau d'If
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Délire de Toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Port de Marseille
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Ensemble
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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La Grave
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Sur la place
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Rue Orangée
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900