Osmose 5. (2023) Painting by Cédric Gaillard

Art has always been a refuge, a comfort, a parenthesis, a moment of serenity in my life. Originally from Grenoble, my father accustomed us (my brother and I) to changes of horizon (Arles, Avignon, Bellegarde, Nîmes) very early on. As a teenager, I flew away, or rather I fell out of the nest and I broadened the field of possibilities. My travel companions were then my guitar, a block of paper, a pencil and oil pastels. Arriving at Saintes Maries de la Mer, at night, I learned oil painting with brushes and dry pastels on landscapes, scenes, portraits, still lifes. I want to understand the workshop work of the Great Masters: pigments, mortars, rabbit glue and amorphous plaster. After eight years spent by the sea, work takes me to Uzès with my faithful guitars and canvases. I give in to the desire to try figurative painting with knives. The death of my father occurs; it overwhelms me and at the same time allows me to meet Victor Marinas, his friend. He takes me under his wing. We discuss a lot about our very different pictorial experiences and he pushes me to reveal myself by trying abstract painting; it is a revelation for me! I have such pleasure in choosing my colors, working the light, creating perspective and harmonizing everything. It is like creating poetry, a story; that of life! Victor transmits to me what he himself learned with Manuel Viola and later with Manuel Fernandez Carmona (disciple of Pablo Ruiz Picasso). I live with happiness this sharing and the self-taught person that I was, feeds like Gargantua, never satisfied! Painting does me good and I hope that my works will be able to fill your eyes, comfort your soul and soothe your mind. I reserve the guitar for your ears! Life is a series of encounters and fortuitous coincidences. " Everything that does not kill you, makes you stronger! "

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1971
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists