La fleur et le saule (2022) Drawing by Emilie Chaplain

Born in 1985, Émilie Chaplain is a French artist who lives and works in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near Nantes. Having graduated in visual arts in Angers in 2006, then in scenography in Nantes in 2011, she has devoted herself to a unique artistic practice combining ink drawing on paper and art brut.

Since becoming a professional artist in 2016, Émilie Chaplain has explored themes that span cultures and eras. Her work, deeply rooted in pattern and repetition, features delicate feminine silhouettes and fabulous creatures with hybrid contours. Her works, imbued with the influence of Indonesian puppets, ancient mythologies and 1950s European fashion, create a visual universe where reality and imagination meet.

Indian ink and alcohol markers are her preferred mediums, their precision allowing her to construct images where patterns are transformed into complex mental landscapes and astonishing bestiaries. Each work by Émilie Chaplain is an invitation to an inner journey, where graphic forms unfold that defy logic and reveal the richness of her imagination.

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