Artist

Fabien Harel

France · Contemporary figurative painting

Fabien is devoted to painting because images cannot conceal flaws. Painting, through its dots, lines, and other unexpected forms, creates its own randomness, fully participating in artistic expression. A gesture of wielding a brush, an unplanned stain, a splash of paint—all alter and shake the canvas, communicating and resonating.

Humans and wild animals have had an ambiguous and entangled relationship since prehistoric times, giving rise to a series of emotions such as love, violence, and fear. The natural instincts of wild animals have always drawn my thoughts.

Imitation is not authenticity: the creative process must infuse new energy and thought into your creation. My animals leap wildly, deform and stretch intensely; Fabien does not depict the animal's form realistically, he depicts its soul: not the imprint of an image, but the first silent cry of humanity. As Brancusi said, I do not paint "birds," I paint "flight."