Fabien Delaube - Fleurs 8

Portrait composed of flowers.
Fragments of individuals imbued with a poetry as timeless as it is fantastical, the works of Fabien Delaube plunge us into a contemplative, mirror-like experience in which we may wonder, which of the two is gazing at the other?
A complete artist. At once a specialized decorator (trained at the Opéra de Bordeaux and with the Compagnons du devoir) and a painter, he first trains in audiovisual techniques, and more particularly in photography.
Later, the artist moves toward a rich and plural apprenticeship in the visual arts.
Skilled in mastering all pictorial crafts, from classical painting to trompe l’œil, his personal art reveals itself in the execution of an original contemporary figurative painting, imbued with dreamlike imagery.
Fabien Delaube nevertheless leans toward oil painting, which he likes to layer to perfect the finish of all his works.
Mysterious figures
The artist enjoys painting human bodily features, more or less discernible, and these recall forms inspired by African masks or other faces borrowed from the history of theatre or military.
. In trying to decipher the “scars” of color and texture with which their faces are partially or entirely covered, one could almost unravel their story.