Frédéric Léglise
In the past few years, I have spontaneously and systematically photographed flowers in vases and small natural paths around Paris.
I take photos when I encounter them throughout the day, and their colors and shapes bring me a deep sense of inner calm.
Recently, I began to paint from these images within my "close-up" series, where enlarged mouths and eyes engage in an abstract and colorful dialogue with the flowers.
These colorful motifs present softness and well-being, acting as an inner landscape that reveals the nature of benevolence and welcomingness that embraces our being.
Frédéric Léglise
French contemporary artist, curator, and professor at the École Supérieure d'Art et Design Grenoble-Valence.
His work has been exhibited globally at leading institutions and international art fairs, including the Palais de Tokyo (Paris), FIAC (Foire Internationale d'Art Contemporain, Paris), the Belvedere Museum (Vienna), Art Basel, Kiaf SEOUL (Seoul), and the ESKFF Art Center (The Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation, New York). His pieces are held in numerous public museum and private collections worldwide.
He has appeared on the cover of Beaux Arts Magazine (2016) and the back cover of Reader’s Digest China (2019), symbolizing his artistic resonance across both Eastern and Western audiences.
Deeply fascinated by Asian culture—particularly traditional Chinese painting, opera, and culinary arts—he integrates Asian aesthetics into his practice, drawing inspiration from his close personal connection with his Chinese wife. His international presence includes solo exhibitions at venues such as G.O.L.D at the Belvedere Museum (Austria), Stefano Cortina Gallery (Milan), the Biennial of Art in Pančevo (Serbia), and the Drawing Biennale at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Rijeka (Croatia).
Art critics such as Philippe Dagen (Le Monde.fr) and Judicaël Lavrador (Beaux Arts) have praised his ability to expand the frontiers of contemporary art through a culturally hybrid visual language.
