pier - Un homme simple

"A Simple Man" is a work that belongs to the Minimalist series. It was made in acrylic paint on a page from an old Atlas International Larousse. It measures 43 cm in height by 26 cm in width. It is signed at the bottom right as well as on the back with the title and the date of execution. It comes with a certificate of authenticity attached to the shipment. Its overall condition is perfect.

This work on paper is shipped properly protected in a cardboard envelope.

Who is pier?

Son of parents working abroad, pier, alias Pierre Sullice, spent his childhood and adolescence in Latin America. It was during his stay in Ecuador, thanks to the friendship of his son-in-law, that he discovered the work of Oswaldo Guayasamín and awakened to the plastic arts. Since that day, he has never ceased to be passionate about painting, especially modern and contemporary.

After studying modern literature and philosophy, pier joined the Fémis before writing his first fiction screenplay, the tale of a painter exiled in the Cévennes who discovers a materialist approach to painting thanks to a mentally disabled man. Entitled “Les bois transparents” (The Transparent Woods), the screenplay won the Cent Premières œuvres, a competition created by France Télévisions. Pier also made the film himself, which was broadcast on France 3, RFO and TMC and awarded at numerous festivals.

Without renouncing writing, reading and audiovisual animation, pier continues his exploration of the plastic arts, creating numerous collages inspired by drawings by children. In 2023, after ending his career in audiovisuals, he settled in the Gard region to devote himself exclusively to painting.

Thriving in his Lecques studio, pier broadens his pictorial research by using recycled paper supports or decorative canvases on stretchers, through acrylic painting, marker, or pastel. In doing so, he openly aligns with an Art Brut and Cobra movement that owes as much to Chaissac as to Karel Appel, Alechinsky, or Lindström. By blending spontaneity and humor, he forges a personal path that leads to a florilegium of characters both surprising and endearing.

Recent exhibitions:

2023 - Saint-Christol (34) Lisanna Gallery
2024 - Sommières (30) Tibère Hall
2025 - Sauve (30) - Alter’Livres Gallery
- Lecques (30) - JNA: open studios
2026 - Aubais (30) - Château d’Aubais