Alain Faure

Alain FAURE

Location: France

The artist devotes his time and his painting between Provence and Occitania. Born in 1953 on the shores of the big blue, he is imbued with colors, scents and everything that makes up the Mediterranean environment. It was at the age of 9 when he moved to Burgundy that he began sketching and then painting while devouring Van Gogh's light found in a few books with his eyes. Later he was inspired by the abstract painting of Mondrian (1st period "The trees"), then that of Chagall and Rouault for their work on stained glass and finally that of Vieira Da Silva for its very elaborate and geometric style. Noticed by his drawing teacher while he was in college in 6th grade, he made his first artistic dossier at the Beaux Arts d'Auxerre between 1964 and 1967. After schooling and military service he entered active life but continued throughout his career painting in the evenings, weekends or even during the holidays. With the permanent idea of ​​learning and mastering his art, in search of a path and a style that he wanted to appropriate, he decided in 1972 to approach several workshops with multiple disciplines. This is how, to better understand other fields of expertise, he was also interested for a few years in the history of art, then for three seasons he practiced rapid nude sketching ... "very good school of humility, ”he explains. From 1983 to 2005 he became involved in ceramic decoration and at the same time created a plastic arts workshop (Le Grenier à Couleurs) which he chaired and ran from 2002 to 2005. Member of the board of the Association des Amis des Arts de l'Auxerrois until 2008, he was then selected to appear in the Official Directory of Artists of Who's Who Art Club International. In 2014 he joined the French National Council for Plastic Arts and the same year he was made Chevalier Académicien of the Mondial Art Académia, then Officer Academician in 2018. The Vermeil medals 2014 promotion and Gold medals 2016 are awarded to him by the Institute. European of Contemporary Arts. Joining the Avignon Contemporary Arts group in 2018, Alain FAURE works in watercolor, oil and above all acrylic paint. Her style is the compromise of all her experience with the renewed desire to progress towards beauty. When asked to technically define his artistic approach, he responds simply and in synthesis that it is a modern conceptual painting.


Portfolio:

MY LATEST CREATIONS

THIS GALLERY PRESENTS MY LATEST CANVAS MADE. THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY FOCUSED ON LANDSCAPES AND PRIMARILY LANDSCAPES OF PROVENCE OR BURGUNDY

HOLY VICTORY EMOTION “HOLY VICTORY EMOTION”

HOLY VICTORY EMOTION
Acrylic on Canvas: 70 x 50..........820 €
Whatever side you approach it from, it always surprises with its structure and colors. A beautiful lady in the heart of Provence, it stretches over 18 km long and 5 km wide and its many landscapes enchant hikers. Devastated by a gigantic fire in 1989 which destroyed nearly 5,500 ha, it has since been protected by an association as well as a mixed union created in 2000.

DOLL WIND “DOLL WIND”

DOLL WIND
Acrylic on Canvas: 100 x 50..........1120 €
The day of fishing is over and the trawlers return to port in single file, as the weather conditions begin to deteriorate rapidly. Behind each boat an aerial ballet of black-headed gulls is provoked by the sailors who at the stern of the bridge sort the fish. The gusting wind increases the volume of the waves, fortunately the port is not far away.

VEZELAY “VEZELAY”

VEZELAY
Acrylic painting on Canvas: 80 x 60 cm..........975 €
Starting point of the pilgrimage to St Jacques de Compostela, the site and the basilica of Vézelay have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. It is a historic location and high place of spirituality that has inspired builders, writers and other artists for centuries. It is at the top of the Eternal Hill that one of the most beautiful villages in France shines.

RETURN TO PORT “RETURN TO PORT”

RETURN TO PORT
Acrylic painting on Canvas: 120 x 40 cm..........1250 €
The fishermen hauled up their bottom trawl and after having selected their catch of the most varied fish such as sea bream, mackerel, whiting, turbots and other anglerfish, they return quietly to port. In the wake of the trawlers follow many seabirds such as gulls, seagulls and shearwaters ... it’s time for the last feast before night falls.

THE KING'S GRAU “THE KING'S GRAU”

THE KING'S GRAU
Acrylic painting on Canvas: 100 x 73 cm..........1450 €
In the middle of sandy beaches, salt marshes and coastal ponds populated by flamingos, the town of Grau-du-Roi, surrounded by Mediterranean waters, is a picturesque getaway in the Camargue. Visitors flock to the palm-fringed fishing port, where cafes and restaurants face the sea. The fishing port of Grau du Roi is the second fishing port in the French Mediterranean.

SKIP SCHOOL “SKIP SCHOOL”

SKIP SCHOOL
Acrylic on Canvas: 120 x 40..........1250 €
It is the end of spring and this morning the school bus did not pass. Not far from her parents' farmhouse, little Fanette decided to go for a walk on the big path bordered by olive trees, there in the middle of the flowers of the fields. And to think that in the 17th century, certain authors affirmed that the school was truant when it was attended so little, that brambles and bushes were born there.