Brigitte Conan (Steva)
I like to explore, imagine, create poetic and colorful universes. I started painting with gouache (when I was 11 years old) and later with oil paint. Currently I express myself mainly in acrylic. These textures allow for all kinds of boldness, including collages. A preference for small and medium formats, max. 100x100 cm. I also try my hand at papier-mâché sculptures, mobiles for example.My favourite themes: houses (improbable architecture), nature, music...
. My creations often have a link with childhood. My favorite artists: Van Gogh, Dali, Rosa Bonheur, the Delaunays, the Surrealists. Gaudi's architecture also inspires me with its beautifully twisted constructions...
My studies at the School of Fine Arts in Brest, scheduled for 1981 - after the baccalaureate - were prevented due to a lack of material means.
In 1988 I had a decisive meeting in the presence of Madame Marie de Holmsky-gallery of the same name, 80 rue Bonaparte in Paris. She will set out all my pseudo Steva.
Later, I trained with a few painters and also at the Ipedec (Institute of Decorative Painting) in Pantin during internships.
At the same time, I stabilized myself with a job at the RATP in the Paris metro. The company officially commissioned my first painting in 2002, and other orders followed. In 1991 my son Vivien was born and five years later my daughter Gaëlle was born. In spite of everything, I continue to paint.
My first exhibitions are very encouraging. After a good twenty years spent in Paris, I returned to Brittany in 2009 where I contacted several associations of rural communes in the region of Morlaix (Finistère) with whom I exhibited. From 2013 to 2015, I was a painting facilitator in schools. I created a fresco in Morlaix (29) in 2017 at the Pôle petite enfance. The chosen theme: the tree. I was invited to the Saint-Brieuc Art Biennial in 2019 (association of painters and sculptors of Brittany).
During the lockdown of 2019, I invented the character of the "fish", small hybrid beings, always benevolent, resulting from the mixture between a fish and a bird. Several paintings depict them. A book/photos is published at the author's own expense. In 2019 and 2020, conquered by the historic city of Dinan which is my city of heart, I took over the management of a studio/gallery in the famous rue du Jerzual during the summer season. I will return to Dinan in 2023 for a new season but in a different area of the city. In the meantime, I am exhibiting at the Vauxhall in Vaux-Sur-Sûre in Belgium (October 2022) at the invitation of an art teacher. It will be a great experience!
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Contes de fée • 7 artworks
View allSpiritualité • 11 artworks
View allAnimaux- Poissonneaux (poissons/oiseaux) • 22 artworks
View allLes Poissonneaux sont des petits êtres bienveillants nés pendant le confinement et je n'en fini pas de les mettre en scène. Ils sont devenus les anges-gardiens des humains (histoire racontée dns un livre/photos qui répertorie la plupart des tableaux peints sur ce thème de 2019 à aujurd'hui
Paysages-Architectures improbables • 15 artworks
View allPortraits sans modèle • 2 artworks
View allAbstractions • 1 artwork
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Biography
I like to explore, imagine, create poetic and colorful universes. I started painting with gouache (when I was 11 years old) and later with oil paint. Currently I express myself mainly in acrylic. These textures allow for all kinds of boldness, including collages. A preference for small and medium formats, max. 100x100 cm. I also try my hand at papier-mâché sculptures, mobiles for example.My favourite themes: houses (improbable architecture), nature, music...
. My creations often have a link with childhood. My favorite artists: Van Gogh, Dali, Rosa Bonheur, the Delaunays, the Surrealists. Gaudi's architecture also inspires me with its beautifully twisted constructions...
My studies at the School of Fine Arts in Brest, scheduled for 1981 - after the baccalaureate - were prevented due to a lack of material means.
In 1988 I had a decisive meeting in the presence of Madame Marie de Holmsky-gallery of the same name, 80 rue Bonaparte in Paris. She will set out all my pseudo Steva.
Later, I trained with a few painters and also at the Ipedec (Institute of Decorative Painting) in Pantin during internships.
At the same time, I stabilized myself with a job at the RATP in the Paris metro. The company officially commissioned my first painting in 2002, and other orders followed. In 1991 my son Vivien was born and five years later my daughter Gaëlle was born. In spite of everything, I continue to paint.
My first exhibitions are very encouraging. After a good twenty years spent in Paris, I returned to Brittany in 2009 where I contacted several associations of rural communes in the region of Morlaix (Finistère) with whom I exhibited. From 2013 to 2015, I was a painting facilitator in schools. I created a fresco in Morlaix (29) in 2017 at the Pôle petite enfance. The chosen theme: the tree. I was invited to the Saint-Brieuc Art Biennial in 2019 (association of painters and sculptors of Brittany).
During the lockdown of 2019, I invented the character of the "fish", small hybrid beings, always benevolent, resulting from the mixture between a fish and a bird. Several paintings depict them. A book/photos is published at the author's own expense. In 2019 and 2020, conquered by the historic city of Dinan which is my city of heart, I took over the management of a studio/gallery in the famous rue du Jerzual during the summer season. I will return to Dinan in 2023 for a new season but in a different area of the city. In the meantime, I am exhibiting at the Vauxhall in Vaux-Sur-Sûre in Belgium (October 2022) at the invitation of an art teacher. It will be a great experience!
- Nationality: FRANCE
- Date of birth : 1963
- Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value, Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Certified Artists Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists
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Bienvenue dans mon univers!
Dans ces temps troublés que nous traversons tous aux quatre coins de la planète, nous avons besoin plus que jamais de fuir la réalité. L'Art permet de transcender cela qu'il soit musique, plastique, cinématographique ou autre, peu importe!
Je vous propose ma vision d'un monde coloré, apaisé, joyeux, inventé pour que nous y soyons tous bien.
Je ne suis pas une militante avec pancartes et vociférations. Ma peinture dit le refus de l'inacceptable.
Bien à vous,
Steva artiste peintre
Votre présence nous donne force et courage!
Dans le contexte socio-économique actuel il est difficile de se sentir zen. Nous sommes tous concernés de près ou de loin par tous les conflits, toutes les guerres...A cela se rajoute les maladies, la précarité...
J'ai choisi en tant qu'artiste de continuer malgré tout mon travail dans une créativité douloureuse autant que joyeuse. Douloureuse car oui, il faut se dépasser parfois et combattre ses propres démons pour donner un peu de joie aux autres! Joyeuse car observer des sourires quand vous public découvrez notre travail; cela nous réjouit au plus au point!
Continuez surtout à vous faire du bien, venez voir les artistes aux expositions ou à défaut en ligne.
Merci à vous!
Artistiquement vôtre,
Steva
L'Atelier de Steva à Dinan
Bonjour à tous,
L'atelier de Steva,28 rue du Jerzual 22100 Dinan
vous reçoit désormais uniquement sur rendez-vous jusqu'au 30 septembre 2020.
Il est possible de me rencontrer dans le Finistère (atelier-galerie) et siège de mon activité artistique à l'adresse suivante: Kerlecun 29620 Plouégat-Guerrand.
Tél 06 32 55 33 16
Au plaisir de vous rencontrer!
Steva
www.stevartiste.com