The Girl with the Pearl: classic and pop-culture icon
Why does this masterpiece of painting continue to fascinate and inspire contemporary art, pop-culture and even AI ? Well done Johannes Vermeer from Delft !
Paul Toupet, sculptor of a peaceful, contemplative childhood
Paul Toupet's artworks have a clear connection with the primitive arts and religious Baroque. His contemplative, ecstatic children, helmeted and clothed, bear drawn marks of life.
Ghislaine Verdier – “L’Œil de la Femme à Barbe” : a malicious militant art activist
A nomad gallery owner and publisher, the founder of L'œil de la Femme à Barbe is resolutely an art activist, having organized dozens of exhibitions and events and published 23 books devoted to current artists.
Gordon Seward in his workshop
Out of fashion and trends, Gordon Seward is free with colour, light and volume. Artistes Actuels met him in his studio.
Elise Geoffrion, living nature artist
Elise Geoffrion sculpts the earth and organic materials gathered during her dreamy quests in nature. She is a promising emerging artist... To be followed !
René Apallec, an artist facing World War I
The collages of René Apallec and the story of his life are two pieces of the same work, that of the contemporary collagist Hervé Laplace. It is part of a line of "artistic forgeries", far from copies or hoaxes.