Franck Le Boulicaut

Confirmed artist

France

KAZoART artist since 2016

64 works sold

110 works

Since 2007, multidisciplinary artist Franck Le Boulicaut, has returned to his old love: painting. Enamored with light, this creator trained with the likes of Eric Bari, Marc Folly and Jean-Claude Chaillou, and strives to tribute the look and feel of his numerous artistic idols (Cézanne, Caravaggio, Sargent, Freud…) in his own way.

A balancing act between composition and freedom of movement

Painted alla prima, his figurative paintings, show a certain thoroughness in the way they juggle compositions - masses, object placements, colours - and an obvious taste for a certain artistic freedom.

"As much in the choice of the subject as in the choice of its staging, I try above all to express an emotion. Whether it be purely visual through the play of values, colours, framing or whether it be evocative through a pose, a look ... I pay particular attention to the composition of the painting beforehand: force lines, proportions, light values, format…".

Forget everything to succeed in painting

Influenced by some of Betty Edwards’ work (see her book "Drawing with the right brain"), Franck Le Boulicaut has been painting his pictures upside down since 2013. Particularly effective with portraits, this method allows to free oneself from any subjectivity induced by what one "knows" about the subject by refocusing the painter's attention solely on directions, values and colours.

His original technique was the subject of an article in number 128 of "Pratique des Arts" magazine (May / June 2016).

- Professional painter.
- Member of the Maison des Artistes.
- Member of the Taylor Foundation.
- Internships: Fabienne RUBIN, Aude LANTIERI, Jean-Claude CHAILLOU, Eric BARI and Marc FOLLY.

2018: Exhibition at the Salon d’automne 2018 Paris 8ème (25 to 28 October 2018)
2018: Exhibition at the Grand Marché de l’Art Contemporain (GMAC) at Château de Vincennes (1 May 2018)
2017: Exhibition at the Marché de l’Art de Saint-Germain-En-Laye (3 June 2017)
2017: Group exhibition around the portrait and Sofia Johannissen at "Galerie Numéro1" - Paris (January 2017)
2016 : Charity sale "Un portrait de B. Bardot" for the benefit of the B Foundation. Bardot, cabinet Rossini - Paris (November 2016)
2016: One-month residency at "59 Rivoli" - Paris (August 2016)
2016: Selected by the cabinet Rossini / Drouot for the charity sale for the Bardot Foundation organized in November.
2016: Exhibition at the Saint-Germain-En-Laye Art Market (June 6, 2016).
2016: Exhibition at the "Maison des Pratiques Amateur" (MPAA) Broussais - Paris 14th
2015: Exhibition "Amalgames autour de Franck Le Boulicaut" at "Galerie numéro 1" - Paris 15th from 12 to 25 October 2015.
2015 - Winner of the RankArt competition from October 2014 to March 2015: Prize "Gallery N°1".
2015 : "Art Majeur Awards 2015" - Category Silver

2018 - Elu 9ème des meilleurs artistes 2017 selon la revue "Pratique des Arts" (plus de 3000 candidats)

2016 - "Pratique des Arts" n°128 - Cahier central : article de 4 pages intitulé "Peindre à l'envers".
2015 - Lauréat du concours RankArt de Octobre 2014 / Mars 2015 - Prix "Galerie N°1"
2015 - Prix “Art Majeur Awards 2015” - Category Silver