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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Paris
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Bonne Mère
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Circulation
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Voilier
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Simplement Nous
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Complices
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Main dans la Main
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Nation
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Il est 13 heures
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Partage
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Balade en Ville
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Mon arbre
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Senteur
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Les deux arbres
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Le port
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Enlacés
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Plaisir de Toi
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Ensemble
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Bastille
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Balade en Ville
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Jour de Ville
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Rue d'Amsterdam
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Voyage
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En famille
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Petite pluie
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Bonheur à deux
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Senteur bien-être
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Toi et Moi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
L'arbre
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Contre Toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Main Complice
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200- Sold
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Echange
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Soleil
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Balade à deux
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Enlacés
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 - Sold
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Main dans la Main
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Ô Toulouse
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L'arbre bleu
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Senteur bleutée
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Nature
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Vers 13h
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Bouquinistes
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Main Complice
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Complices
19 x 19 cmUSD 275- Sold
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Journée balade
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Bouquinistes
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Délice
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Le passage
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Bisous
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Au mouillage
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Main Dans Ta Main
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Ancrage
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Ensemble
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
orangee
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Complices
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 - Sold
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Il est 17h
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
Tout contre Toi
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Complices
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Mon arbre de Vie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200