Artistic Vision
The Memory of Forms
My painting begins with a dialogue between classical heritage and a contemporary way of seeing. Ancient Greece and Rome, sculpture and mythological figures shape a world in which the past never feels entirely past.
I am less interested in reconstructing a period than in evoking a sensation: discovering the traces of another life, or entering a scene whose story we can only partly know.
Fragments of life
I like to imagine ancient places slowly transformed by time and nature. Once inhabited, they now hold only a wall, a relief, a few barely visible lines. Among these traces, fragments of everyday life might appear: a woman pouring water, a figure turning, an object left behind.
My paintings extend that feeling of discovery. They reveal pieces of a story without trying to tell it in full. What is missing matters too: it leaves room for the viewer to continue the scene.
Statues brought to life
Statues inspire me through their presence, their calm and their ability to endure. In my paintings, I imagine them finding movement again: a head turns, a hand rises, a body leaves its pose and enters a moment of life.
The divine is part of this imagined world. It appears in crowns, mythological references and a sense of presence outside ordinary time. My figures stand between two worlds: the familiar simplicity of human gestures and a more elusive, timeless beauty.
Line, texture and light
The simplicity of line, the depth of texture
I work with deliberately pared-back lines. A few marks can suggest a face, a posture, flowing hair or an amphora. I am drawn to a simplicity that allows a figure to exist without describing everything.
Against this economy of drawing, the background offers depth and density. Texture, raised surfaces and tonal variations create a living ground that can evoke stone, an old wall or a trace left by time. This contrast is central to my work: the lightness of line against the weight of material.
Natural tones, shifting light
I am drawn to natural colours: sand, earth, stone and ivory. They connect the figures to the surface, as though both belonged to the same landscape.
Touches of gold punctuate this balance. They catch the light, draw attention to a detail or reveal a presence. I like the eye to move from the whole painting to a small relief, from a face to a subtle change in tone, discovering the work gradually.
I do not seek to hold the past still, but to give it a new presence.