Diane Breton
I am driven by the need to give meaning and interpret the world around me. My painting appeals as much to emotions, to aesthetics, as to cognition.
Biography
Born in 1975 in Rueil-Malmaison, Diane initially followed classical artistic training at the Rueil-Malmaison School of Fine Arts and initially painted figuratively. She continued with general studies and became a psychologist in 2002.
At the same time, her painting evolved. The year 2015 marks a turning point in his artistic practice and a profound transformation; representing and imitating the visible no longer allows him to show the world around him in a real way. So she sets out to paint differently and to free herself from any photographic representation with her brush. His painting loses its classic appearance; it becomes more expressive and intellectualizes to give a strong place to the emotions and the meaning of its representations.
A material painter, Diane Breton works with various materials (acrylic paint, sand, earth, glass, bitumen, wood, etc.), in volumes and materials creating a story with her textures.
p>His artistic approach fuses psychological exploration, expressive serifs and a studied color palette, offering abstract landscapes that encourage reflection or travel while maintaining an emotional anchor accessible to viewers.
By using these serifs with intention, she seeks the balance between reality and abstraction. Each brushstroke, each material placed with a knife, represents a psychological exploration, capturing moments of emotional connection with nature while arousing memories or emotions for the viewer.
Aware of the need to avoiding a total abstraction which could disorient some viewers, each painting presents a delicate balance, inviting the viewer to navigate between familiar forms or moments of life (walks, travels, etc.) and infinite emotional horizons.
Influences
William Turner, cy trombly, Pierre Soulages, Mark Rothko, de stael
Education
1991-1993 Beaux-arts Rueil malmaison, Île de france, France
The artist at work
Prizes and Awards
2019 Prix du public - concours peinture Montigny les Cormeilles, France
Solo Expositions
2024 Quai des arts Franconville-la-Garenne, Val d’oise, France
2024 Galerie Thy Than - 2022, 2024 Saint Prix (95), Île de France, France
2024 Expo en solo Espace Corot – 2024 Montigny-les-Cormeilles ( 95), Île de France, France
2023 La briqueterie – 2023 Montmorency (95), Île de France, France
2022 Galerie Thy Than - 2022, 2024 Saint Prix (95), Île de France, France
2019 Espace Lamazière Cormeilles en Parisis, France
Collective Expositions
2024 Salon des beaux-arts Cormeilles en Parisis 2021, 2022, 2023 Cormeilles en Parisis, Île de France, France
2024 Salon des arts, église de la Madeleine (Paris) 2023, 2024 Paris, Île de France, France
2024 AEAF, galerie Nesles, Paris 2024 Paris, Île de France, France
2024 Salon Arami à Ermont (95) 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 Ermont, Île de France, France
2024 Salon d’Automne Paris 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Paris, Île de France, France
2024 Galerie Etienne de Caussans Paris – juin 2022, juin 2024 Paris, Île de France, France
2023 Salon des arts Beauchamp 2021, 2022, 2023 Beauchamp, Île de France, France
2023 Salon des arts de Labbeville (95) Labbeville, Île de France, France
2023 Salon des arts du Plessis Bouchard (95) 2023 Plessis Bouchard, Île de France, France
2023 Exposition collective, Cloître des Carmes de Jonzac (17) 2023 Jonzac, Charente maritime, France
2023 Salon des beaux-arts de Andrezy (95) 2023 Andrezy, Île de France, France
2023 Salon des Beaux-arts de Garches (92) 2023 Garches, Île de France, France
2022 Expo SignArt à Enghien-les-Bains 2022 Enghien les bains, Île de France, France
2022 Salon des arts Montlignon 2022 Montlignon, Île de France, France
2022 Salon des arts Taverny (95) 2022 Taverny, Île de France, France
2021 Marly le Roi : un week-end pour l’art 2021, marché de l’art 2021 Marly le roi, Île de France, France
2021 Salon d’Auvers sur Oise 2021, Auvers sur Oise, Île de France, France
2021 Salon Art capital – artistes français Paris 2021 Paris, Île de France, France
2020 Salon terre des arts Montmagny 2020 Montmagny, Île de France, France
2020 Montmagny, terre des arts, France
2019 ARAMI 95 Ermont, France