About The Artist

Self-taught painter born in 1946 in BRIANÇON - 05 (France), live in SISTERON (04200), 125, Rue Poterie (France). Various exposures in FRANCE and in particular in area PACA. 2011: Exposures to the "SALON D'AUTOMNE" in PARIS and the ACADEMY OF ARTS OF UKRAINE - KIEF (UKRAINE) in particular. "JACQUES DONNEAUD IS A LIBERATED FIGUTATIVE ARTIST : THE SUBJECT IS NOT THE OUTCOME OF HIS PICTURES. HE IS NEVER BOUND BY THE « MOTIF ». IT IS A PRETEXT FOR HIS ARTISTIC FANTASY. MOREOVER, HIS MOST RECENT WORKS ARE NEARLY ABSTRACT. DONNEAUD’COLOURS CONVERTS THE SUBJECT TO A PURIFIED ESSENCE. THE WORLD IS REPRESENTED BY A SUBTILE ARCHITECTURE OF COLOURS. HIS PAINTAINGS ARE AT THE SAME TIME WELL CONTRUCTED AND FRAGMENTED, AS IF HIS RETINA DIFFRACTED REALITY INTO A THOUSAND OF DIFFERENT COLOURS. THE RICHNESS OF DONNEAUD’S CHROMATIC RANGE, AND THE MAGIC OF HIS UNIVERSE ARE CONVINCING. WELL CONTRUCTED, MAGNIFICENTLY ORCHESTRATED, HIS WORK EXHALES AN INTENSE PICTURAL FERVOUR. DONNEAUD IS INSPIRED BY THE WORD AS IT IS, BUT IN A MAGNIFIED VERSION, WISHING TO SHOW US ITS BEAUTY THROUGH THE PRISM OF HIS PICTURAL UNIVERSE".