Bruno Cantais (1966) - Barcelona downtown

Bruno Cantais is a contemporary French artist and painter, mainly active around abstract and experimental art. He combines different styles and techniques in his work and has been presented internationally.

Who is Bruno Cantais
Nationality: French
Year of birth: 1966 (born in Le Havre)
Residence / Studio: Cantais lives and works mainly in Lyon, France.
Active since: Listed on art market and auction registers since around 2005.

Artistic style and techniques
Bruno Cantais works mainly with abstract painting, but his work balances between different influences and genres:
He combines abstract expressionism (with influences reminiscent of artists such as Rauschenberg or De Kooning) with elements of material projection, pop-art collage and expressionism.
His paintings are characterized by the physical treatment of material: the paint and texture are often prominently present, and the works can deviate from traditional figurative forms.
Cantais explores in his art the boundaries between abstract gesture and figurative representation, with attention to contrasts such as order versus chaos and light versus dark.

Exhibitions and presence
Cantais has exhibited at various art fairs and in galleries, including Art3f in Lyon and exhibitions in cities such as Cannes, Pézenas and Chișinău (Moldova).
He is represented by galleries such as Les Couleurs de l'Éternité in France and Modern Dutchart in the Netherlands.
Since 2016 his work has also been linked to private collections in Paris (Galerie Collection Privée Île Saint Louis).
Since 2019 he has shown works in international galleries in Belgium, the United States, Italy and Portugal.