PM095 (2023) Drawing by Jean Marc Louis

Jean-Marc LOUIS's work is a constant research, graelty influenced by his experiences and his memories. His first inspiring influences come from Africa ( his native land ), wher he studied at the " Institut National des Arts de Côte d'Ivoire". Art amateur in genegal and particulary Triba Art, he brought back from his trips objects loaded with symbols and magic, common and ethnographic objects of pure look. The shape simplicity, the color harmony, the material mixture are such elements that we find on his pieces. That is also from Africa that come his liking for recycling, this step is a canstant in his work. Paper,canvas,cardboard,wood,metal are his favorite supports as long as they carry the marks of time. The brush, pencil and scissors, the tools he is fond of. In an abstractive research, he is bringing us towardbackground or recent memories marked by enigmatic signs it isup to each of us to interpret, as if he wanted to share wth us a bit ofthat world which is his.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1959
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• Groups: Contemporary French Artists