LE DERNIER DES MOHICANS (2008) Painting by Yann Martin

Born in Brittany in 1943, he arrived in Provence in the years 1953/54. Very quickly, he feels the need to paint, although nothing predestines him for that.

Self-taught, he paints St Victoire, like ... But very quickly he emerges from impressionism, and deviates towards the abstract, on classical supports.

Then, he is interested in matters, materials, experiments with mixtures ... and lets speak his imagination (for him the very essence of an artist) and prefers to favor the emotion with the specialized judgment.

He meets the sculptor Jean Amado, and works with him. He will not stop collaborating with Jean Amado until his death.

With great force, his paintings-sculptures are timeless, outside "fashions" and currents, and seem to have been created for eternity.

He creates his universe, or rather his universes, with very personal colors, with unexpected materials, and on multiple supports. Constantly changing, it is constantly renewing itself. Eternal dissatisfied, he is always in search of himself and his work.

His universe is populated with symbols, but he has the grace to give others free rein to their imaginations.
He does not impose, he submits, he proposes, and invites ....

Enter the world of Yann Martin

Yann Martin is art in motion, in perpetual evolution, always renewed.

• Nationality: FRANCE
• Date of birth : 1943
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• Groups: Contemporary French Artists