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Art and Well-being: When Creativity Becomes a W...

In a world that moves fast, creating offers something essential: a pause. Why painting, drawing or shaping helps us release emotions, find our balance and feel more alive.

Art and Well-being: When Creativity Becomes a W...

In a world that moves fast, creating offers something essential: a pause. Why painting, drawing or shaping helps us release emotions, find our balance and feel more alive.

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Creating in a World in Crisis: Luxury or Necess...

The art market is going through a tough time, and art is often seen as a luxury. So why keep creating? My thoughts on the artist's place today, art bought...

Creating in a World in Crisis: Luxury or Necess...

The art market is going through a tough time, and art is often seen as a luxury. So why keep creating? My thoughts on the artist's place today, art bought...

Illustration contrasting a trained artist and a self-taught artist

Trained or Self-Taught: What Makes an Artist Cr...

I spent a year at the Félix Ciccolini art school in Aix-en-Provence before choosing my own path. A self-taught painter's reflection on credibility, diplomas and the value of every artistic...

Trained or Self-Taught: What Makes an Artist Cr...

I spent a year at the Félix Ciccolini art school in Aix-en-Provence before choosing my own path. A self-taught painter's reflection on credibility, diplomas and the value of every artistic...

Illustration on how an artist's personality influences the way we appreciate their work

The Artist's Personality: Does It Change How We...

You love a painting, it hangs in your living room, it makes you happy every day. Then you learn something terrible about the artist. Would you keep it? A reflection...

The Artist's Personality: Does It Change How We...

You love a painting, it hangs in your living room, it makes you happy every day. Then you learn something terrible about the artist. Would you keep it? A reflection...

Illustration for Lenon B's reflection on the essence of art and artistic expression

The Essence of Art: Feel Rather Than Understand

People often tell me they “don't understand art”. My answer is always the same: there is nothing to understand, everything to feel. A reflection on what art really is.

The Essence of Art: Feel Rather Than Understand

People often tell me they “don't understand art”. My answer is always the same: there is nothing to understand, everything to feel. A reflection on what art really is.

Illustration contrasting an art market stall and a gallery, symbolising the artist's dilemma between accessibility and prestige

The Artist's Dilemma: Does Selling Art at Marke...

Is an artist who sells at a market less “serious” than one shown in a gallery? I made that choice for some of my small works, and it cost me...

The Artist's Dilemma: Does Selling Art at Marke...

Is an artist who sells at a market less “serious” than one shown in a gallery? I made that choice for some of my small works, and it cost me...