Born in 1988, France
Currently living & working in Vincennes, France
Solo Shows
2024 | Rue de Verneuil | Paris, France
2023 | Aux Tables | Paris, France
Collective Shows
2024 | "Expressions contemporaines" - Private exhibition organized by the Galerie 12 | Paris, France
| "Entre-deux ; regard de collectionneur" - Galerie 12, rue des Beaux-Arts | Paris, France
| Salon d'automne (120th edition) | Paris, France
2023 | Salon des Artistes du Val-de-Marne (137th edition) - Villa Médicis | Saint-Maur, France
| Galerie Francis Barlier | Paris 8th, France
2022 | "True Form" - Virtual Artists | London, United Kingdom
Education
2023/4 | Initiation à l'histoire de l'art - École du Louvre | Paris, France
2021 | Contemporary Art Trends, lectures by Jonathan Anderson (online) | CA, USA
2007/13 | ECE Paris, Graduate school of Engineering | Paris, France
Collections
Public acquisition: Artothèque Paris Est Marne & Bois
Private acquisitions: United-States, France, Luxembourg, Italy
Personal itinerary
Lancelot Blondeel is a contemporary painter born in 1988, currently living and working in Vincennes (France). Drawing on his background in engineering, the artist explores in his abstract creations the relationship between humans and the experience of reality. His work is primarily distinguished by two main series: the "No Reason" series, featuring vibrant colors and spontaneous, hand-drawn gestures, and the "Interlaced Landscapes" series, consisting of abstract landscapes composed of horizontal or vertical bands.
The artist works with raw materials such as cotton canvas, wood, pigments, and varnishes. His method is characterized by the use of handmade tools. Each new painting series follows a process of development akin to the scientific method, involving the creation of a specific technique.
Rejecting being confined to any particular style or formalism, the artist's research encompasses both gestural and geometric abstraction. Lancelot Blondeel is interested in texture, using layering and impasto techniques to create a tactile surface effect. The use of curved lines with varying thicknesses contributes to a sense of movement.
Lancelot Blondeel focuses on the ontological relationship between humans and reality. For him, the senses and consciousness act as an interface between the individual and the real, implying that our perception of reality is inevitably colored by our own subjectivity. Thus, his abstract works do not aim to represent the external world but rather reflect the inner experience.
More about the ongoing exhibition | 52, rue de Verneuil, Paris – Sep. 2024 / Mar. 2025