ABOUT

Bertrand Fournier’s paintings are inspired by daily life,  while extracting the essence of things and simplifying them as much as possible. The artists current subject matter is flowers; flowers from the imagination. “I try to invent flowers that don’t exist”, Bertrand Fournier says.

The artist starts his process on a tablet, composing his shapes. In his fantastical, playful, compositions, bright, vibrant colors, and patterns. Though inexistent in the imaginary, they nonetheless tilt the universe. “For the least touch of color we put in a painting, reminds us of a flower”, the artist says. A slim single layer of paint enhances the two dimensionality of the image and purity of color;  the pink, yellow and black. Yet the effect is immersive.

Fournier’s paintings are a balance between abstraction and figuration, symbolism and minimalism. The artist works principally on color and its combinations. His use of color is strong and outspoken, often with a vintage touch. Fournier’s lines are clear and decisive, his use of oil paint gives his paintings the right, visual aspect and texture on the canvas.

Bertrand Fournier  (1985) is a self-taught painter, who began painting in 2016. He Lives and works in Janvill Sur Juine, France. After publishing his paintings on Instagram his work quickly gained attention from galleries both nationally and internationally. Bertrand has exhibited in solo exhibitions in The Hague, Madrid, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Sydney, Antwerp, Mannheim, Amsterdam, and London as well as group exhibitions in NY, Miami and L.A.

Past group exhibitions:

I Cast to Earth A Seed (2024) View Exhibition

Past fairs:

Dallas Art Fair – 2024