CLAUDE DE LUCALa sieste

I have always been sensitive to the luminosity of colours, shapes and materials. After training at the Lycée Jean Pierre Vernant in Sèvres, with a major in Plastic Arts, I worked in numerous advertising, communication and press agencies. At the same time, I continue my creations. Painting, drawing, photomontages, digital manipulations, collages... Currently, my research is located at the border between the abstract and the figurative, evoking movement, energy and imagination. Today, I mainly use acrylic paint and sometimes chalk to highlight the movements, contrasts and richness of the colours used. These are carried out in successive layers and trial and error, thus revealing the material and accentuating the relief. My sources of inspiration are many... Gustave Klimt, Sonia Delaunay, Paul Klee, Nicolas De Staël, Niki de Saint Phalle...