Monestier
Biography
Monestier
was born in 1974 in the Yvelines, France. At such a young age, this artist
has already had a remarkable career and has been a professional painter
since 1994. He was brought up in a family of artists, so it is only
natural that he chose this profession. Taught in his father’s studio, he
learned how to engrave and paint with both pastel and oil paints.
In 1998, Monestier signed a contract with a Japanese edition house with
whom he released 3 lithographs per year. His paintings are featured in
many large French galleries, along with numerous foreign collections. The
less naturalistic and primitive style of the Fauvism movement, which grew
out of Post-Impressionism, is present in his work especially in his
provencale paintings. He truly is a representative of this style, which
was used by Paul Gaugin, because of his love of color. His work can be
tied to that of Henri Matisse, but Monestier adds a technique that is all
his own.
Monestier is a colorist above all and likes to focus mostly on his still-lifes
because they allow him to be able to use the freest of colors. The
energetic, forceful paint and richness of tint shown in Monestier’s
floral bouquets enchant us with their intense presence, their tenderness.
He uses the brightest of primary colors to depict his still-lifes, making
them leap out at the viewer.
These works of sensual cubism are rhythms like a score of music where the
tempo has four times the color, grace, balance and joy to captivate us.
Monestier’s magnificent techniques, which he renders with a palette
knife, have been featured in numerous galleries.
