"I was inspired to become an artist by watching my father paint when I was a child. He wanted to be a painter, but due to his life circumstances, he couldn't."
"After a difficult period in my life, I started taking a painting class at around the age of 50, as a way to treat myself to something beautiful and inspiring. The positive experiences I had there had a lasting impact on my life and have regularly provided me with new creative impulses, which to this day remain an important part of my life."...
" Nothing pushed me to create, it's a passion that was born and blossomed by itself and we become artists as soon as we create so it goes hand in hand I want to say. I started with macro and explored all other techniques until this desire and this need to express my emotions following some trials in life, so I ended up using the cry in art or the sweetness of happiness."...
From June 13 to September 22, 2025 , the Centre Pompidou is giving carte blanche to Wolfgang Tillmans , an emblematic figure of contemporary photography. The exhibition Nothing Prepared Us for It – Everything Prepared Us for It takes over the Bibliothèque publique d’information (Bpi) , transformed into an immersive installation . In an effort to democratize art , the luxury house CELINE is offering you the privilege of four days of free visits to the exhibition.
"Born in a favela north of Rio de Janeiro, art presented itself to me very early on as a way to escape the confining reality around me, as a way to construct my own language, to transform structural violence into creative energy."...
"I've always enjoyed working creatively and craftily. As a teenager, I designed and sewed my own clothes. Later, I collected antique furniture, refurbished and restored it. Creating something with my own hands, being creative, has always brought me great joy, and it is a wonderful balance."
"I have been painting and studying art since childhood, but I did not plan to become an artist. After university I worked as a graphic designer and I liked this creative profession. One day I came to an exhibition of a very talented woman artist, her art and the path of becoming an artist really inspired me."...
"Like most children, I loved to draw, and as I grew up, it quickly became a passion I couldn't control. Drawing made me feel like I could create a world—it was magical!"
"It seems to me that every artist, on his creative career, explores different methods, employs various techniques, and experiments with styles, trying their hand in different genres. Only through such exploration can an artist develop their own style and define a unique approach that sets them apart from others."...
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