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 Paris
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200 - Sold
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Enlacés
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Rue Passante
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Un peu de toi
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Bien-être
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Echange
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Bien-être
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900- Sold
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Retour de croisière
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Vue du vieux port
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Marché aux pêcheurs
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
En ville
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
Soleil
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Main Complice
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Plaisir
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Partage
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450- Sold
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Une belle journée
13 x 13 cmUSD 175 Raffin Christian
A la croisée
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Passage en ville
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Bien-être
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Shopping
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Petit plaisir
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Balade d'un jour
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Balade en Ville
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Le bar
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
L'un contre l'autre
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Regards
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Bouquinistes
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900Raffin Christian
Nature
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
70 x 70 cmUSD 2,450Raffin Christian
Rue animée
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Ensemble
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Paris
13 x 13 cmUSD 175- Sold
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L'un contre l'autre
19 x 19 cmUSD 275 Raffin Christian
Sur le port
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Délice
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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PLaisir
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 - Sold
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Plaisir
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 - Sold
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Joyeux
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Soirée Terrasse
25 x 25 cmUSD 450- Sold
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La Grave
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Centre Ville
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Sous ton parapluie
80 x 80 cmUSD 3,200Raffin Christian
Vers 18h
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
La Ville
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Petite pluie
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Petit bonheur
100 x 100 cmUSD 4,900- Sold
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Plaisir de nous
36 x 36 cmUSD 730 Raffin Christian
Dans le champ
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Balade en ville
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Il est 13 heures
36 x 36 cmUSD 730- Sold
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Simplement Nous
25 x 25 cmUSD 450 Raffin Christian
Nous deux
13 x 13 cmUSD 175Raffin Christian
Regard Complice
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Mon arbre
50 x 50 cmUSD 1,450Raffin Christian
L'ancrage
19 x 19 cmUSD 275Raffin Christian
Bastille
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Sous ton Parapluie
25 x 25 cmUSD 450Raffin Christian
Passage nature
36 x 36 cmUSD 730Raffin Christian
Soleil
13 x 13 cmUSD 175