Procession gilets jaunes (2018) Photography by Thierry Deluc

Thierry Deluc, born July 5, 1961 in Mauvezin, a charming town between Montauban and Auch, lived a rich and diverse life which led him to explore different artistic fields throughout his career.

For a decade of his life, he worked on the road, spending most of his time in hotels. During this period, his desire to paint was present, but circumstances did not allow him to indulge in this budding passion. At the age of 30, he made the decision to move to Saint-Barthélemy, in the French West Indies, where he explored writing and even ventured into creating board games.

Three years later, he returned to mainland France, resumed his studies at the University of Toulouse and became involved in training to combat illiteracy, while being responsible for the development and communication of the structure. Everywhere he went, he visited artistic places, perhaps searching for his own artistic language, his way of expression.

At the start of the 21st century, he met Anne, a woman with whom he shared his life and who shared his passion for painting. This was the starting point of his artistic career. His beginnings were hesitant, sometimes childish, but he persisted until a flood destroyed his work. He then returned to writing and creating board games.

In 2003, he met Anne, his partner, with whom he has shared his life ever since. In February 2020, after numerous discussions about painting, Anne gave him an easel, thus triggering a new artistic impulse. His paintings, whether figurative or conceptual, reflect a certain uncertainty. He explores various paths, gets lost, backtracks, questions himself, abandons false leads. He took painting lessons, exploring again the fundamentals of light, movement and colors.

Thierry Deluc is an autodidact in all areas of his life, from his professions to his passions. He is driven by a quest for artistic freedom, where balance and imbalance coexist. His creative tools push him to explore his unconscious and the unknown, to constantly advance in his artistic research. Creation and art, in all their forms, have always dominated his life.

His recent works, such as the triptych “Soulages”, “Les Griffes de la Nuit”, “E Toile” and “Ondes”, are the milestones of an emerging monograph. Thierry Deluc defines himself as an intuitionist, an artist who listens to his intuition and his heart to create works rich in meaning and emotion.

In 2021, he continues to pursue his artistic passion with determination, thus marking his path in the art world.

As he himself says so well: “A life without paint is a life without pigment.” -

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1961
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary French Artists