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aQuatica (1971) Painting by Michel Leonard (LEM)
Seller Michel Leonard (LEM)
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LEM stands for Léonard – Experience – Motion, since 2017.
Michel LÉONARD
was
born in North Africa, in the early
fif
ties,
from a mother,painter
a
nd a
father architect , both French. He lives immersed since his childhood in art and painting which leads him, in a most natural way, to the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse
(south of France)
. He soon gives up to live his long-dreamed globe-trotter life.
All along his creative roaming years, he exhibits from time to time and gets a great number of awards .
Brief awards
summary
:
– 1971: Finalist at the XXIInd Grand Prix International of DEAUVILLE FRANCE
- from 1973 to 1987 at the INDEPENDANTS PARIS
'SALON
of which he becomes a member.
- 1976/1977 settles and paints in SPAIN Costa del Sol in Mijas close to Torremolinos.
- 1978 - Honorary Diploma at Grand Prix des Provinces de l´Art de CANNES - Finalist with two paintings at the XXIXth Grand Prix International de DEAUVILLE – 1978//1979: exhibitions in PARIS 1st and IVth Districts Town Halls.
– 1979 : becomes a Member of “ Bilan de l´Art Contemporain” - same year, is named Member “Honoris Causa” at The European Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, - Member of “Artistes Contemporains”
From 1974, besides painting and travelling along, Michel LEONARD owns, in France
's southern seaside
,
"ready to wear" (pret a porter)
women clothing shops
. Numerous travels in Asia, which added to his own interest for fashion, incite him to start his own collections in Bali by using “Batik”* process as well as highly colored hand painted fabrics (*Batik = wax
coated
areas on fabric
s
before dying )
In 1998 at the age of 48, he decides to “
let go of
everything” according to his own saying, and for
the next
ten years turns into a deep sea sailor on board his
own catamaran.
All these years at sea force him to neglect painting, yet
h
e keeps on “thinking and pondering about his own art tinged with imagination and fancy”
.
LEM stands without a doubt among the pioneers of a style which was to be called later in time “La Figuration Libre” of which he gladly agrees to stand the comparison
.
H
is art be
com
ing more eclectic and evolutionary brings it closer to “Les Arts Premiers” a school of painting issued from “L´Art Brut”.
At present, LEM operates mainly
on
order
s.
He particularly appreciates these compulsor
y factors
as they force him to focus his inspiration
upon
his clients´ requests.
- Nationality: FRANCE
- Date of birth : 1881
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary French Artists