artist/ Yann Letestu

France

A great lover of the marine world and boundless spaces, Yann Letestu naturally draws his inspiration from travel. One journey in particular proved to be a defining experience and would influence his entire body of work: a year-long voyage across the Atlantic on a sailboat at the age of seven.

True to his passions, he decided to study at the Beaux-Arts. Over time and through his travels, he has honed his talent and developed a personal style that is instantly recognizable. To better express his fascination with wide-open spaces and open up horizons that allow everyone to dream, he uses old nautical charts, which he mounts onto canvas. During the creative process, the map’s aesthetics and graphic design serve as the starting point for developing the scene in a narrative and figurative manner, guiding the subject.

Rendered with translucent layers of acrylic, watercolor, and oil paint in a palette of soft hues that invite reverie, the skies, shorelines, and the sea reveal their boundless expanse.

Since 2001, he has exhibited at numerous art fairs and galleries in France, Belgium, and Japan. He has also created several covers for magazines and books.