Discover the contemporary work of KENTIN ART STUDIO

Born in 1981, the French painter Kentin is a multi-talented artist. After spending 18 years in music school and 10 years in classical dancing, artistic creation is no secret to him. Writing, composing and dancing are his various meansof expression, painting then appeared in his life in 1998. As a self-made man, Kentin presented his first exhibition 6 months after having completed his first painting. People can see that painting is, for him, an inseparable part of his creative expression because he displays almost all his work at every exhibition. In July 2005, Kentin settled down in Shanghai to blend his technique and modes of expression with oriental techniques such as traditional and vanguard Chinese painting. As a symbol of this cultural blend, Kentin is currently working on designs to paint onto the Volkswagen Santana hood. What else could better represent the Shanghai life of foreigners and Shanghainese people who use this means of transportation? For Kentin, the VW Santana hood symbolises the life of each of us. Our long enduring interaction to the world, our small part in its story. By working with the basic metal structure he can form it into a sculpture, by associating use of various colours, materials and techniques he reinforces the symbolism of the final product. Each item of his collection is a hymn to life and to our common future: the cultural mingling of East and West.1999.06 First prizewinner at the Exhibition Arts Pluriels (Saint-Maur, France)1999.10 Solo Exhibition at Espace Donald Carldwell (Draveil, France)2000.03 Solo Exhibition at « Broca » (Paris, France)2000.06 Solo Exhibition at « Le Petit Gervex » (Paris, France)2001.03 Solo Exhibition at « Kabal Café » (Paris, France)2001.12 Exhibition at Espace Jemmapes (Paris, France)2002.10 Solo Exhibition at Maison Joseph II (Ermenonville, France)2004.02 Exhibition at Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)2004.10 Solo Exhibition at « Refuge Café » (Paris, France)2005.02 48th Art Exhibition at Le Bourget (Le Bourget, France)2005.03 4th Art Exhibition at Créteil (Créteil, France)2005.05 3rd Shanghai Spring Art Salon (Shanghai, China)2005.12 Solo Exhibition The Room with a View Gallery (Shanghai, China)2006.01 Solo Exhibition Espace Pébéo, 50 Moganshan, (Shanghai, China) Live Painting 8th and 29th Shanghai Surnatural Collective at JZ Club, (Shanghai, China)2006.03 Live Painting and auction at Business Woman of the Year Shanghai 2006 (JW Marriott, Shanghai, China) Live Painting for Microfabrique at Fabrique (Shanghai,China) Live Painting at Westin Hotel Shanghai2006.04 Live Painting at Microfabrique at Fabrique (Shanghai, China) "Power of Dream” (Collection Würth, Würth Museum, Künzelsau-Gaisbach, Germany)2006.06 Exhibition “ A story of Graffiti” at In Factory (Shanghai, China)2006.12 Live painting and installation Le Royal Meridien Shanghai2007.03 Artforum Montreux, (Montreux,Switzerland)2007.04 Solo Exhibition Gronau, (Gronau, Germany)