Discover the contemporary work of Persillon

Paintings still to be finished, studies, sketches, a plethora of ideas, subjects of research, a studio full of palpable effervescence of which creation leaves a sentiment of urgency, of need to express himself, such is the universe of Patrick Persillon, an impulsive sensitive artist whose talent expresses itself through an explosion of sentiments, a spouting of structures and their simultaneous dismantlement.From his earliest age it is through drawing, painting and sculpture that He searched to exteriorise his need to express himself. It is therefore natural yhat He turned towards the graphic world where He acquired technical qualities, the art of observation and became master of his art which became more refined and asserted.Thus He began a brikkiant career in the world of communication, first as an illustrator, then evolving towards more artistic pursuits, whilst continuing his personal creations, using many varied and unexpected supports.Feeling the necessity to be free of the schedules which his professional existence imposed, He decided to consecrate himself entirely to his need for expression, experimentation and creation.Persillon's art is not only graphic or aesthetic, each creation possesses a force which springs out and spreads... The creative identity of the artist appears through a shadow, an expression, a silhouette, an emotion which represent his state of mind and how He felt at the very moment He gave them life. Though Persillon uses paintbrushes, knives, felttip pens or sponges, his principal tool remains his hands.Whether He uses finger tips or the edges of his hands, his paintings are fashioned with gestures which are impulsive, rapid, but terribly precise.Carried away by his creative ability, instinctive and primitive, He is totally at one with his work.Without any doubt it is from this manual technique, from the direct contact between his body and the support that come the force and the soul of his creations.Each gesture results from an emotion, each line from a pulsion, and the entire work is not the fruit of a pre-established calculation, but of some vision and sensation captured on the moment.He lets the support express itself, uses chance, unexpected events, the interaction between different substances, He accentuates one form or another which detaches itself, notices a silhouette in the intersection of lines, pierces the curve of a breast with an unforeseen horizontal line...He is guided by his creations, and, as He likes to say, He lets his painting come to him, which makes his art so special and personal.Excitement, impatience, fear, pride and anguish...all these mixed emotions invade the artist at the very moment his work is revealed to the public.Apart from the pleasure which He gains from this instant of extreme richness, it is equally the occasion for Persillon to put his creations into words and to explain verbally his artistic path.If each exhibition represents a challenge to him, an occasion to share his emotions with his guests, it is not an end in itself, but a supplementary stage in his creative process.He absorbs feelings, impressions, criticisms and praise in order to better develop the essence of his works of art to come.Each of his paintings possesses its own individual existence, from its birth in the form of a study at this stage barely defined, up to its final aspect on the walls of its future buyer.The exhibition, source of exchanges, discussions and feelings is a necessary stage of that life.The "happenings" are equally an exercise which Persillon particularly appreciates, since, apart from the act of creation, it is as well all the beginnings of the work of art which happen in acceleration; the impulsive aspect of his art is at this moment pushed to its extreme. To devote himself to his art,to explore the possibilities of expression which are offered to him further and further, to transfigure his emotions through his paintings is now the path that Persillon has chosen to follow.If each of his creations possesses a personality, a style, a life characteristic of the artist, several themes have already been experimented.Long and thin silhouettes, hypnotic looks, expressive portraits and captivating nudes, the Female stays Persillon's subject of predilection.He pays tribute to her through pulsional touches of paint and his methods of tactile creations.Sometimes fragile, tender and sweet, sometimes warrior and conquering, sometimes mother and protector, sometimes innocent and eager to discover, or again mysterious, appearing amongst blurred shadows in a world that may be imagined tormented.The female form is an unending source of inspiration for Persillon who finds his creative inspiration through his love for this female form.Wishing now to let others discover his creations and to share his universe, Persillon has the ambition to expose his works and therefore to unveil his sensibility, his creativeness, his being...Attracted not only by planned exhibitions but also by "happenings" Persillon is open to all types of expression of his art, which push his imagination, open new creative horizons for him and give him the chance to exchange views with a critical public.Permanently creative, turbulent, creator, an artisy with a palpable sensitivity and with communicable emotions, Persillon invites you to a journey in his universe.He unveils his bubbling personality through his works and intends to share with you, for a while,the secrets of a world which He moulds with his hands and invents with his heart.