Certificate of authenticity included. Shipped in a wooden crate. Philippe Gourdon was born in Paris in 1958, he divides his life and working time between the French Riviera and the Périgord. After several years studying drawing from live models in the 1980s (Place des Vosges in Paris), he did not begin his career as a painter until 30 years later. The body is his favourite subject. The body, in its utmost universality yet at the same time singularity, its utmost familiarity and intimacy yet always foreign. The body as an expression of the most secret emotions... UMAM Biennial Galerie Rustinoff, St-Paul de Vence Le Lavoir de Mougins Salon des indépendants, Paris Hampton Art Gallery, USA Green Art Gallery, Dubaï Galerie Espace Libre, Paris ...