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ERIC bESSON
Lives and works in Bordeaux, France
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Eric Besson is a result of the “comic’s generation“. Message(s) and colors are accepted on “The metamorphosis of Braque exhibition sponsored by
the basis of his visual creations. As he loves to Share stories, he often works Chanel, congratulated by Mrs. Pompidou, Mr. Jacques Chirac... His firm
with and for brands thinking of messages to communicate. He associates his and his name and works are in many art books, close to the most famous
partners in his communication and references them in contemporary art. That (artists). Our French champion of skim board, (5th in the 1990’s at the
is his passion for style exercises. He has made paintings with his own vision world championship (USA), is happy but not proud of this. About his art,
of Ferrari, Maserati, Château Canon (Chanel), “Courcheval Blanc“ or Château he loves to use and add the different art codes of the Majors to “cook
d’Yquem... His works on wine on very famous châteaux opened him many another way”, painting with credit or telephone card, brushes, knifes and
international doors. That was to answer to another painter who told him: “An forks, surround relief, tape corrector, glittering glues and scotch tapes...
art master piece has to be universal! “ So he thought that as wine is known from Eric worked on mass balances to arrive to the resonance of colors. Each
all the civilization, he went on the “wine artistic road“ he decided to build. Eric painting is a unique story, lived with its particular construction and its
BESSON thinks that art can be useful, he loves to give different levels of reading own associated colors protected with a car varnish to protect it in the
his artworks: by fun, historical references, or to tell own stories that happen to time. Eric acts and slides in art like a surfer or a long board skater in 21st
you. After 10 years of non-stop working, the quality of his works is confirmed; century-ARTPLANET.
searCH samUraIs IN “COUrCHeVaL BLaNC” 2006 MIxED MEDIA 40x30 IN. / 100x80 CM. DraGON streNGtH, 2006 MIxED MEDIA 46x50 IN. / 120x100 CM.
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© Photo by Patrick LOUBET / Artigues-près-Bordeaux / France
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