artist/ Cornu

France

Devoid of the conventional shell of academic teachings, Michel Cornu was permeable to the influences of Zao Wou Ki, Yamazaki and Turner. Without being fully aware of it at the time, he realized that, during his first creative approaches, these three great names in the history of art gave him an artistic direction. Then it was Antoni Tàpies who guided his steps, fascinated by the strength of his work and the gentleness of the character. Artist of the material Tàpies allowed Michel Cornu to understand thickness, density, opacity through materials such as canvas, different types of paper and the collage of various materials.
His journey took him to Colmar where he set up his first workshop in the mid-1990s.
Artist of the body, artist of effort Michel Cornu is in perpetual evolution. In response to the wanderings of his mind, his works evolve, transform and respond to the allegations of his plastic ambitions. In the solitude of his Colmar studio, he creates. The depth of his gaze guides his gestures and accompanies his body. His drawings, paintings and prints explore movement in a frozen image.