Discover the contemporary work of BRUET
For more than 35 years THIERRY BRUET, a resolutely contemporary painter and sculptor, has enjoyed constructing large society portraits or monumental decorative works, highly prized by personalities and artists, in his Parisian workshop. ;corators from all over the world. It offers opulent paintings of classical inspiration, at a glance. at once witty, satirical and keenly observed, which he executes using traditional techniques of oil painting. oil. … One of his looks is towards caricature, the grotesque, the other towards elegance, refinement. We recognize various inspirations in his work – Daumier or Francis Bacon, or Lucian Freud, two representatives of the English school... Commissioned by the greatest French decorators such as Alberto Pinto, Fréric Méchiche, Pierre-Yves Rochon …. His works can be found among many collectors around the world. throughout the world but also in many luxurious and prestigious places such as the GEORGE V Hotel in Paris. Paris The SHANGRI-LA hotel in Paris Paris, the Hotel LE BRISTOL in Paris Paris, the FOUR SEASONS hotel in London, the HOTEL DE PARIS in London, Monaco, the FOUR SEASONS hotel in Paris Florence, the PAUL BOCUSE institute in Florence Lyon, the 110 de Taillevent restaurant in Lyon Paris, the Hôtel Relais and Châteaux « THE CHALET DU MONT d’ARBOIS » à Megève, the SOFITEL Hotels in New York and London, the HENRY BENDEL stores in New York and London. New York and the HERMES stores in New York Paris….. He also exhibited his works under the patronage of the French Ministry of Culture in Paris. Metz, at the Museum « Thiers » under the patronage of the Institute of France at Paris, at the Arab World Institute at Paris, but also personal exhibitions in Paris. London, Vancouver, Ibiza, Luxembourg, Palm Beach Paris...
I started à paint as a child, create puppets and opera sets. Being shy by nature, drawing was my only mode of expression. I was thus able to use creation as a well-being medicine, an outlet for anxiety. my childhood fears and as a way to explore my already existing imagination. very fertile. Creating has made me stronger! À At the age of 7, I felt my first artistic emotion at the Louvre Museum, accompanied by the music of the Louvre Museum. of my grandfather, in front of the painting by Georges de la Tour « The cheater the ace of diamonds » Emotion of fascination in front of the colors and the looks between the painted characters. Self-taught, my references have become rooted over time in classical painting: French, Italian and Spanish and have never ceased to evolve. to grow richer over the years. My artistic tastes have evolved over time. at the same time as my knowledge of the history of art and my emotional encounters with the works of masters. I often draw my references there. In my borrowings and diversions, I pay homage full of empathy to former and current artists. I always enjoy playing. enter a museum and stop in front of a work. I like to be overwhelmed, touched by something. by what she tells me in her expression. My sensitivity with painting then allow me to reinterpret the work of the masters without inhibition or complex. To tell a story, to capture a moment, without judging or condemning, I incorporate into my figurative paintings, old age, the grotesque, the decay of being, that of society, it is often question of conceit and vanity of human existence. Humanity is insane and never ceases to fascinate me in its smallest details. Humans and their many faces remain my main source of inspiration. I don’t pretend to touch anything. the universal, however my paintings very often arouse a feeling of recognition in the public: the spectators already have a sense of recognition. met, at for sure, one of my characters. I even happen to come across one in the street after having imagined it. and painted… AWARDS: 2016: Painting Prize « THE FERNAND CORMON GRAND PRIX awarded to by the jury of the TAYLOR Foundation, Paris, France 1983: First prize at the Salon d’Automne, and became a member of this art association, Paris, France.