Contemporary Art / Post-Impressionnism
Julien Claustre, born on December 25, 1977, in Roanne, is a contemporary French artist known for his work in painting, drawing, and sculpture. Growing up with a deep interest in art, he began his artistic training at the age of 16 at the École internationale d'art Émile Cohl, where he refined his drawing techniques over five years.
Inspired by classical artists like De Vinci, Cézanne and Basquiat, Claustre has developed a unique approach to contemporary art, blending mastery of traditional drawing with a modern exploration of forms and colors. Since settling in Paris in 2009, he has continued to create works that stand out for their sensitive and expressive palette, often influenced by his travels and spirituality, particularly after a significant experience in the Himalaya.
He has exhibited his works internationally, including in India, where his creations have been enthusiastically received, showcasing a wide spectrum ranging from realism to spiritual abstraction.
Drawing, like an original language, is the sketch of a profound harmony, infusing each work with a vibrant soul. It is through these primordial lines that the artist Julien Claustre brings his inner world to life, creating a visual symphony that resonates with the very essence of humanity.
Journeys, true forges of his vision, shape his perception and enrich his knowledge. Each horizon discovered, each culture explored, becomes a building block in the edifice of his understanding, a pigment in the palette of his emotions. It is through these wanderings that the contours of a universe take shape, where matter and spirit meet and merge into a single artistic reality.
His experimentation with matter and line is a philosophical quest, a relentless search for the soul hidden behind each form. By mixing textures, playing with shadows and light, he expresses deep emotions that are revealed in the secret structure of a codex. Each work becomes a grimoire, a collection of symbols and signs to be deciphered.
The seeker, like an alchemist, is enriched by his encounters beyond the canvas. He invites the viewer to discover the signs perceived through the mirror of his art, these reflections of an inner quest where reality and imagination blend. In this visual harmony, each element, each color, each line carries a hidden meaning, a message to be revealed.
Julien Claustre skillfully links reality to imagination, the figurative to the contemporary, in a free and sensitive expression. His vision, both rooted in tradition and turned towards the future, explores the foundations of the worlds of art. He weaves bridges between eras, between cultures, creating a complex canvas where each work is an invitation to contemplation and reflection.
Thus, through his art, he invites us to a deep exploration of our own being, an immersion into worlds where the visible and the invisible coexist harmoniously. His creations, laden with symbolism and emotion, are open windows to infinity, secret passages to a deeper understanding of humanity and the universe.
BIOGRAPHY
Julien CLAUSTRE
Contemporary art author - Impressionist
Born on December 25th 1977 in Roanne – France
Lives in Paris
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Permanente exhibition Studio / Sceaux
2023
Exhibition Contemporary art / Photography
CPTS Paris 15
2022
Exhibition"VERSUS" Paris 11
Artospheria Gallery
2020-2021
Codex
2019
Champs-Elysées
Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe
Saint-Pétersbourg
The Museum of St. Petersburg Art 20th-21st centuries
2018
Film / Documentary
Exhibition Vadodara India
Exhibition Ahmedabad India
2017
Musée Tcherkassy Ukraine
Exhibition Atelier
2016
Alliance Française
Panthéon Paris
2015
Permanent Exhibition
Atelier
2014
Croix-Rouge
Le Mathurin Paris
2013
Place des Vosges Paris
Abbesse Paris
2012
Private Collections
International Exhibitions
2011
Lloyd's Paris
Private Collections
2007 - 2010
Art
Paris
Link with : Art France Gallery - Sisso Gallery - Drouot
Exhibition : Éloge Gallery " Paris de Nuit, Paysage de Paris, Femme Bleue, … "
Montréal : several works of art produced.
Art Fair : " Jazz, Street, Passerelle, Jour de Printemps, …"
Bellerive : Art studio, development of personal feeling.
Live in Paris, 2010 exhibition :
" Regard sur Soi, Aura, Fontaine, Prométhée, Joueur d'Échecs, Seine, Femme Dorée,
Écriture, ..."
2003 - 2007
Ocean
Hossegor : research on painting materials, acquaintance with oils and pigments.
Exhibition : Ys Art Fair " Intérieur-Extérieur, Arbousier, Le Héron et le Pin, Origine, ... "
Exhibition : Central " Planchiste, 3v, Portrait, 3, Portrait Clown, Jongleur, Océan, ... "
Exhibition : Gallery 10/29 " Marée Basse, Marée Haute, Aquarium Argenté, Docks 31, Portrait N.M, Passage, … "
Private collectors.
1977 - 2003
Origins
Europe - Himalaya
1990
Passionate, took painting courses with Jacques Burnot.
Still life, floral composition, nude, sculpture…
1993 - 1999
Joined the International School Émile Cohl : Painting - Drawing - Sculpture - History of art
Graduation R.Topor.
References to Impressionism and contemporary (Cézanne - Matisse – Basquiat).
Eurexpo Art Fair « live painting ».
2000 - 2003
Worked in his studio.
Exhibition : Theater " Le Sac Étoilé, Regard au Ciel, Le Gange, Portrait Mik, Jazzmen, Still life, ... "
In the unfathomable depths of the imagination, a work is born, where every contour whispers a timeless tale. It is a story that boldly escapes its frame, metamorphosing into a living sculpture, emerging from the boundaries of reality.
This world, shaped from primordial matter, merges rock and natural pigments, creating a harmonious blending of the elements. It is here, in this unique alchemy, that a quest is revealed: to leave the inner cavern, that dark lair of the mind, and soar toward the hope of a new world of light.
A character takes shape, an audacious and intrepid figure, carried by the powerful breath of inspiration. He rises, transcending the limits of the known, and enters this other dimension of the journey. With each beat of his wings, he draws closer to the light, to this universe dazzling with possibilities, where matter and dream intertwine to give birth to a radiant creation.
