The artist, like any individual, is a product of his time.
Contemporary art must be part of the present time and respond to it.
“The 21st century will be spiritual or it will not be”: here is André Malraux’s “prophecy” about our time.
For now, I feel like this century is not.
I am often struck by the disconnect between public debate and society, by the loss of reference points of youth, by the absence of symbols that could unite us...
We are talking about an identity crisis... if this is the case, it is the terrible admission of the failure of public policies in the organization of “city life”. These are the values of the Republic, and its symbols, which should be the point of union between us, fellow citizens, whatever our origins or our beliefs.
At the same time, we observe that religion is omnipresent, paradoxical in our society which aims to be secular, and which has become the breeding ground for extremists of all kinds.
For me, it is a clear assessment: humans need something spiritual, something greater than themselves that unites, symbols that contribute to cohesion and the need for answers about existence that consumerism cannot. not offer us.
In my painting, I am inspired by universal symbols anchored in history, such as those of cave art, which resonate in most cultures. Abstraction, through its language, gives me the freedom to explore the relationship between humanity and the world. These age-old symbols have the power to resonate in each of us.
My artistic approach engages in symbolism which offers the possibility of cultivating links between individuals. By leaving the limits of an elitism that excludes, my work wants to anchor itself in today's world to bring together and unite.
In this sense, my art is political.
