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Erik CHARRIER
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Erik CHARRIER

He had a career as a Professor of industrial science and technology, and also taught painting in the evenings.

A student from 1981 to 1988 at the Beaux Arts in Paris, of Liccata, Pincas and Yankel, Charrier has been painting since

the age of eighteen and has been writing for twenty years. Member of the Maison des Artistes. Member of the Taylor Foundation.

Present at the Comparaison 2024 and 2025 exhibition, Grand Palais - Paris, "Métaphores" group.

In 1999 he published his first collection of drawings and poems, "Evils and Pleasures", in 2008 his second, "novels, the circle of Man".

In 2016, “Colors for Death” credit, art book, illustrations from the novel by LF Céline. Tami Editions.

                                                     Main personal exhibitions:

11/2024 « Travel diaries », Media library, cultural center, Rosporden 29

09/2024 « A line, colors », Tourist office, Surgères 17

07/2024 « Retrospective, drawings, oils,,, », Salle du Havre, Ars en Ré 17

02/2022 “Passion croiséée”e ” Ancienne Mairie 22 Saint-Quay-Portrieux, with the watercolors of Gérard Gagnepain

12/2021 “Complicité optimiste” ” Salle Municipale des arts 17 Saint Georges de Didonne, with the sculptures of Gilles Charrière

08/2020 “From one marsh to another” Multipurpose room Damvix 85

09/2019 « Itinerances », Galerie Palladion Toulouse 31

07/2019 « Extérieurs » Exhibition room. Limogne-en-Quercy

06/2018 « Watercolors around Death at credit », Galerie Palladion Toulouse

02/2018 « Revelations », La Lucarne des Ecrivains Paris 75003

09/2017 « Oils and watercolors » Espace Yvonne Guégan, Caen 14

05/2016: « Colors for death on credit» Paris 75003

04/2009: "novels, the circle of Man  Libraire du Croît vif" Saintes 17

07/2007: "Colors of the Gospels" Saint-Georges d’Oléron Church 17

04/2007: "Spring of the Gospels" Saint-Pallais Church, Saintes 17

03/2006: "Music on stage and other praises" The Gallia-Théâtre, Saintes.

10/2003: "Drawings and watercolors" Looks and words, Saints.

04/2002: "Around them" Arte Viva Gallery, Levallois Perret 92

05/2000: Housewarming party for his new painting studio

"L'œil baobab", àgrave; Fontcouverte 17

03/1999: "Expo-Express" (dedication of "Maux et plaisirs")

Brocante de l'Ange, La Chapelle en Serval 60

01/1998: " Le cirque " Crédit Mutuel Senlis 60

11/1997: "Erik Charrier comes out of his shell" 3 exhibitions at Paris on the three themes worked on for several years:

Women, the circus, Landscapes of France.

11/1995: ’’Landscapes of France, graphic prayers ’’, Clichy sous Bois 93

04/1995: ’’ Landscapes of France, the graphic prayers ’’,

Florian Library, Rambouillet 78

03/1994: ’’Landscapes of France’’, Pierre Poiret Cultural Center, Gonesse95

02/1994: ’’Landscapes of France’’,

Basement of the Madeleine Church, Paris 8th.

11/1991: ’’The circus’, Galerie Cirque Infiniment, Paris 18th.

10/1987: ’’Scenes of life, circus scenes’’,

Simone Signoret Cultural Center, Ecouen 95

06/1987: ’26 years old, 10 years of research’,

Municipal Gallery of Arts, Gonesse 95

Artistic approach

08/20 In the beginning was emotion, in the end will be emotion.

Nothing less, nothing more, and yet a very singular look in this world focused on values that I will not mention.

In the present, emotion beats: LOVE, CRIES, BREATH, LIFE, nothing more in my painting.

 

The artist has no events planned at the moment. I add an event
Dates clés
1976
Rencontre avec mon maître Abraham Pincas
1981
Reçu au concours de Entrée à L'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris
1987
1ère exposition personnelle

The artistic work of Erik CHARRIER

Newly added works

Paysages, Carnet de voyages, Itinérances

Le cirque

Femmes de plages

Les fleurs

Dessins, petits nus

Le cirque "dessins"

Colored pencils on paper, small formats

Windows on, Oils on canvas

Travel diary, Stopover in Goa, India.