JM Robert (1988) - Promesses

JM Robert (born in 1988)
“Promesses” – 2022

Mixed media on canvas
Original work signed on the front and on the back
Format: 90 x 90 cm

With Promises, JM Robert develops a powerful and instinctive composition where the portrait seems to emerge from a swirl of material and light. Between gestural abstraction and emotional figuration, the artist builds a vibrant work blending projections, spills, transparencies, and broad brushstrokes.

The female face appears almost as a memory or an apparition, carried by an intense palette where golden tones, turquoise, deep purples, and fluorescent touches clash. This tension between softness and raw energy is one of the most recognizable signatures of JM Robert’s work.

The piece demonstrates the artist’s ability to fuse urban influences, contemporary expressionism, and a search for light. Each canvas becomes a living, spontaneous, and deeply sensitive space.

A French artist on the current contemporary scene, JM Robert has established himself in recent years thanks to a uniquely identifiable universe mixing portrait, abstraction, and emotion. His works are now present in numerous private collections in France and internationally.