Clément Denis

Clément, a french painter and mosaicist, embarked on his artistic journey at the Ecole Pivaut, a renowned instituyion for applied arts and narrative drawing in Nantes. His passion for the arts led him to Les Ateliers de Sèvres, a preparatory school for Europe’s premier art institutions, and eventually to the prestigious Beaux Arts de Paris, the National School of Fine Arts. During his formative years at Beaux Arts, he was fortunate to be mentored by François Boisrond, a prominent figure in the French Figuration Libre movement. 
Clément’s intellectual and creative horizons were broadened by the teachings of writer Pierre Bergounious, leaving a lasting imprint on his philosophical and literary perspectives. At Beaux Arts, he also had the opportunity to refine his mosaic craftsmanship, working with exquisite materials such as Venetian smalti and Murano glass paste.  
While Clément’s artistic influences draw from ancient Sumerian philosophy to mid-twentieth-century thinkers like Majorana, Hesse, and Deleuze, his artistic process is unmistakably contemporary. He begins by creating collages sourced from online databases and distorts some of his photographs using AI.  
The transition from concept to canvas is an intensely personal and physically immersive process. In total darkness, devoid of assistance, he channels his entire being, reminiscent of the action painting techniques of artists like Pollock and De Kooning.