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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Voyage
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Passage en ville
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Nature
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Chateau d'If
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Restaurants
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Bonne Mère
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
passion
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Balade dans Paris
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Bord de Mer
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Paris
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Montmartre
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Il est 13 heures
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Partage
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 - Sold
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Une histoire simple
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Contre Toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
70 x 70 cmUSD 2,450Raffin Christian
Nature
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Nous Tous
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Jour de Ville
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Douce rencontre
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Marché
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Tendresse
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Instant nature
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Tendresse
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Grand boulevard
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Petite pluie
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Bastille
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Passion
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Plaisir de nous
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Ensemble
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Partage
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Rêve
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L'un contre l'autre
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Paris Bastille
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Soirée Terrasse
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Orange
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Soleil
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Soirée
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Vieux port
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Rue animée
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Marseille
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Au vent
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Jour de Ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Café
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900- Sold
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Voiliers
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 - Sold
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PLaisir
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Montparnasse
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
L'attente
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Vers 13h
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Enlacés
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Vers 18h
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Une histoire simple
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450- Sold
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Grand boulevard
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900 Raffin Christian
Marché aux pêcheurs
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Une histoire simple
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Complice
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Joyeux
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
C'est quand qu'on fait nous
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Balade bleutée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Marseille
25 x 25 cmUSD 450