NEW YORK TEN (2020) Painting by Regis Rigaux

Regis Rigaux is a contemporary French painter. He primarily painted his perceptions as a follower of Monet, the father of impressionism. Like the impressionists, he brings to life on his canvases the visual impressions that a landscape conveys and which he then retransmits by experimenting with matter, light, and color.

The artist is equally delighted by the light and its reflections on urban landscapes, especially the Flemish Renaissance building that he so admires and that enables him to depict the vibrancy of colors and the vibrations of the sun on the Flemish facades. He transforms this light by its play of reflection, which exposes this architecture to variations in light by changing its contours and shapes.

His first technique involves applying oil paint with a knife; the combination of oil and a resinous medium allowed the effects of the substance to best materialize. Then, in 2007, he employed the "glazing" process, which involves preparing the canvas in a series of layers (with gesso). This technique enabled the creation of a smooth surface, allowing for the manipulation of the effects of color and transparency. The glaze method and the knife technique were eventually combined to become his final technique.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1956
• Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
• Groups: Certified Artists Contemporary French Artists