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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Passage Protégé
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Le passage
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Dans le champ
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A la croisée
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Douceur
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Bien-être
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Vers 16h
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Bastille
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Mon arbre bleu
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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En balade
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Marseille
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
En famille
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Jour de Ville
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Nous quatre
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Une histoire simple
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Petit port
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Petite pluie
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Plaisir
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Zen
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Soleil
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Balade à vélo
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Bordure rouge
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Rue animée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Rouge
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Un après-midi
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Plaisir
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Famille
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Enlacés
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Vers 17h
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Pont au Change
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Rue commerçante
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Juste là
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Paris
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Sur le quai
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Ensemble
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Voyage
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Enlacés
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Juste là
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Sur le port
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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Complicité
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Bien-être
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Mon arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Rue animée
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Café
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Détente
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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Enlacés
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Voilier
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Rue Orangée
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Enlacés
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
orangee
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Bien-être
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Notre Romance
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Notre Dame
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Complices
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Rue animée
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
L'arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
L'attente
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Il était 16h15
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200