Discover the contemporary work of Jean-Charles LE LAY
Passionate through creation and the visual arts since a young age, I practiced over time several professions: graphic designer, infographic designer, object designer & furniture designer, 3D artist, set designer and interior designer.
From the School of Fine Arts to the Applied Arts section at the high school, where j’ I won winning two Prizes for Excellence in Visual Arts at the prestigious Concours General, I joined the competition. from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art de Paris in 1992.
In 1997, at At the end of my studies and within the framework of National Service Cooperation, I had the chance to be recruited. by the French Cultural Center and the French Embassy in Cotonou in Benin, where I spent two extremely enriching years, as a computer graphics designer and show technician.
I was thus able to actively participate in the numerous cultural events such as openings, numerous concerts & theater plays, happily meeting artists from all origins and backgrounds, such as Louis Chédid, Oscar Kidjo, Oumou Sangaré, the painters Sokey Edorh and Papisco Koudzi, as well as the artist. famous Beninese visual artist Romuald Hazoumé.
Back in Brittany, I foundedé my architecture, project management & of space design, where I designed and created this project. many projects over two decades.
An expert in high-end residential architecture, I create pragmatic, simple and articulate architecture with great attention to detail.
Appreciated for my pencil stroke, my attentive listening and my interactive approach, I propose unique, harmonious and innovative projects, which offer their occupants in carefully tailored, optimized and functional spaces, where the aesthetics of the place are revealed by the light.
A pioneer in wooden architecture in my region, I participated in the project. from 2005 to 2005 the implementation and local development of numerous achievements implemented in the honor in the media and the national specialized press.
In 2017, I co-founded; the public interest association Home311 « A Villa in Emergency ».
This pioneering and innovative eco-solidarity project, part of a sustainable development approach, offers emergency housing designed to meet the needs of people. from the recycling of refrigerated truck bodies.
2018, came this strange need to get back to basics.
Since 2023, to raise awareness about the importance of what Nature offers us and its preciousness, I am investing myself in this. through art photography, reveal the existence and beauty of nature delicate and ephemeral view of the fragile fauna and flora of the Breton coast.
My artistic work testifies to what no one takes the time to look at anymore, and attempts to sublimate the invisible.
” Reveal and sublimate what we no longer see ”
Passionate by Nature and in particular the marine environment it is naturally and simply that I focus my first artistic approach towards the beauty of nature. hidden from the “sea marks”.
These numerous algae torn up by the incessant flow of tides and storms are a visual marvel every day.
Their beauty fragile, the imagination which develops around the ephemeral drawings which they form despite their existence. them and nostalgia, memories of salty smells and moments spent on the beaches of my childhood in Brittany are a perfect subject.
Today, to raise awareness about the importance of what Nature offers us and its preciousness, I invest myself in through photographic work, reveal the existence and beauty of nature delicate and ephemeral view of the fragile fauna and flora of the Breton coast.
My artistic work testifies to what no one takes the time to look at anymore, and attempts to sublimate the invisible.
” Reveal and sublimate what we no longer see ”
Passionate by Nature and in particular the marine environment, it is naturally and simply that I focus my first artistic approach towards the beauty of nature. hidden from the "sea marks".
These numerous algae torn up by the incessant flow of winds and tides are a visual marvel every day.
Their beauty fragile, the imagination which develops around the ephemeral drawings which they form despite their existence. them and nostalgia, memories of salty smells and moments spent on the beaches of my childhood in Brittany are a perfect subject.
Discuss the ability to à pay attention to aspects that are often neglected or gone unnoticed, and highlight them in a particular way.
It is therefore an invitation to take the time to observe our environment in a more attentive and conscious way.
Thus, by revealing and sublimating the invisible, we allow the invisible to exist. These often neglected elements gain importance and enrich us.
Cultivate a greater appreciation of beauty which is hidden in the details that we can easily overlook.
