La tête dans la lune (2017) Painting by Valerie Salem

Valerie Salem, a contemporary French painter, infuses her artworks with rhythmic movements akin to a dance, aiming to evoke emotions and foster dialogue with the viewer. With over twelve years of experience as a painter and a background as a student at the Glacière School of Fine Arts, Salem has showcased her works both domestically and internationally. Her exhibitions span across various locations, including China, Toronto, Los Angeles, and notable venues in France such as Art en Capital at the Grand Palais and Réalités Nouvelles.

Salem finds profound fascination in the rhythm of painting, viewing it as a unique form of expression that encapsulates a spectrum of emotions and energies. Her artistic style is characterized by a vibrant explosion of emotions, a concentrated burst of feelings conveyed through color, line, balance, and dissonance. Through her lyrical abstraction, Salem invites viewers to immerse themselves in their own subjectivity and weave their narratives into her artworks.

Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of sources, Salem's creative wellspring includes poetry, literature, religious texts like the Bible and Zohar, as well as the broader spectrum of art history and contemporary painters. She acknowledges her artistic lineage, echoing Picasso's sentiment that every painter is indebted to the influences of past masters, a lineage from which Salem derives both inspiration and direction for her own creative journey.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1966
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• Groups: Contemporary French Artists