Discover the contemporary work of Melimeleau

Passionate about the arts since my earliest childhood, I have always drawn. , created, manufactured. My mother had a gallery café. theater when I was little, and I spent my free time in my grandfather's carpentry workshop. What inspiring universes! After a varied professional career, ranging from graphic design to sales to pastry and pizza, the need to refocus on my deep passion resurfaced following the difficulties and constraints of confinement. I therefore decide in 2022 to expand my portfolio and achieve my goals. through the arts, something I have always wanted without daring to take the plunge. I have just opened a small gallery-workshop in Provence, in the beautiful village of Forcalquier, in order to have a place dedicated to my work. to artistic work, and which also allows me to discover and/or exhibit regional artists.

Influenced by surrealism, expressionism, art nouveau and art deco, passionate about the 60s/70s/80s, I can my inspiration in these multiple universes. My style is varied, my techniques mixed, I work in an approach of recycling materials or support materials. I also appreciate illustration, creating childish and light images, where the animal is put on stage. My features are pronounced, the contours thick, the colors are crushed and lively, perhaps this is borrowed from my work. in the old school style, in American tattooing. I can mix acrylic paint, felt-tip pen, pencils, dry pastels, collages and even coating on the same support if the support has small holes. defects!