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About Mathieu Iquel
The artist Mathieu Iquel was born in Brest, France 1984. Iquel studied painting at the Academy of Les Beaux Arts located in Paris, France and passed the test of Fine Arts at the age of 20 in 2004. Paris was a great adventure and inspiration. When Mathieu was a child his grandmother brought him to see a Picasso exhibition in Quimper in Brittany. From this discovery a passion was born. His grandmother, who at the time was taking courses of art history told him the story of painters and their works, and naturally that's how he began to do his first painting at the age of 15.
Iquel’s work has been included in several group exhibitions in France. Other exhibitions were held in places such as Hôtel des Colonnes in Riez in 2013, Angle Saint Paul Trois Châteaux contemporary art gallery in 2002 and 2004, Free electron building in rue de Rivoli in Paris in 2003, De Caussan Gallery Etienne in Paris in 2004, Madame Izushi in Rome As Part of a private exhibition in 2012, the Courthouse of Lyon in 2012, COD Gallery in Lyon in 2013. The magazine ELLE DECORATION published an article about his artworks in 2014.
Whenever Mathieu can, he goes on a journey browsing museums. He visits exhibitions in France and abroad as well as meeting other artists. He encounters everyday people that he photographs to then take a step back to better represent them.
Artistic Statement
Mathieu has always been fascinated by painters like Picasso, Gauguin or Peter Doig and Luc Tuymans. His artworks talk of a "strange commonness", through his work the paintings tell a story, the one of his friends, of the unknowns, of anecdotes, of places discovered by himself or movies. So many elements that will find a connection and a story within his paintings. Mathieu Iquel paints in a very instinctual manner. He captures images and instances taken at the spur of the moment. His themes are anonymous people in the natural setting of everyday life. They are the pretext for the expression of his art. Furthermore, he barely paints the faces to install a distance between the painting and the viewer. « Iwant to leave my characters alone with thier thoughts and their emotions » he says. Yet from this apparently simple detail emerges a mystery which is expressed through colors. He likes to provoke the spectator with a visual impact via color and graphic. Mathieu Iquel works with humankind as an icon. His sensitivity has shaped him to see the world with great finesse.
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