An old piano, a faithful companion of shadows and harmonies, sits on the left, its keys still alive with forgotten chords. Two bunches of red tulips in simple vases add a warm glow to this interior of bold, chiselled colours.
A painting on the wall, with its bold, round shapes, is a discreet tribute to Matisse, while behind the window, the Parisian rooftops stretch out under a pale sky, criss-crossed by silhouettes of antennae and the famous tower in its sunny yellow dress.
It's all there: the music, the painting, the flower and the city. A strange and familiar balance, where each object seems to speak to the other, in a kind of living still life, urban and interior at the same time.
Jiel, a professional contemporary painter from the PACA region of France, surprises with his deceptively naïve style, imbued with a childlike spirit, the essential source of his creative universe. Far from being a faithful reproduction of reality, his works transform and distort the world to.. Read more…