2023
A photographer, draftsman, cinematographer and painter, Frédéric Choisel is a person of many talents. Colors swirl across his canvases as if they’re in motion — his brushstrokes produce unexpected forms and textural heft. And while he’s best known for his abstract paintings, Choisel has created numerous works in a realist style, drawing frequently on the power of nature to produce serene landscapes as well as enveloping depictions of cloudy skies at dusk.
Born in France, Choisel attended Ecole Supérieure d'Etudes Cinématographiques and went on to the University of Paris VII, where he studied painting and other disciplines such as photography (he was shooting with an old Pentax as a child).
Influenced by the Dutch and Spanish Baroque artistic movements, Choisel credits 19th-century French masters Gustave Courbet and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot as inspirations. Photography and film are important to his painting, too. The artist initially worked as a filmmaker, and is still actively taking on projects as a cinematographer in the documentary realm. Choisel’s work behind the camera — any camera — is integral to his other endeavors. A still image he captures as part of a film project might find a new life as a subject at his easel.
Choisel has shown his work in solo and group exhibitions in France, Belgium and throughout the United States. He lives and works out of Paris, but also has a studio in Long Island City, New York, and is represented by Andra Norris Art Gallery in San Francisco.
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Luminous 3
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Luminous 3' — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 31.5 x 31.5 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and Calif...
Linen, Oil
Luminous 5
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Luminous 5' — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 31.5 x 31.5 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and Calif...
Linen, Oil
Luminous 2
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Luminous 2' — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 31.5 x 31.5 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and Calif...
Linen, Oil
Hana-Bi 9
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
The Hana-Bi 9 — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 31 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and ...
Linen, Oil
Hana-Bi 4
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
The Hana-bi 4 — A luminous oil on linen painting inspired by Japanese Fireworks The word hanabi in Japanese translates to "fire flowers," with hana meaning flower and bi meaning fire. It is most commonly used for fireworks, which the Japanese often describe as beautiful blooming bursts in the sky. The composition becomes more than a floral painting - it is a meditation on the emotional resonance of color, where flowers themselves become like fire: alive, radiant, and fleeting. The metaphor of "beautiful fire flowers" perfectly captures both the intensity and delicacy of the subject, reminding us how a blossom can carry an emotional spark. The artist said, "It is metaphorically a work on emotional connection to color, w/ith the flower as the subject".. Dimensions are 50 x 50 inches. French American Frédéric...
Linen, Oil
Hana-Bi 5
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
The Hana-Bi 5 — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 50 x 50 inches. French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and Californ...
Linen, Oil
Luminary
By Perry Burns
Located in Fairfield, CT
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
Glu-on II
By Bonita Helmer
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA -- Bonita Helmer explores scientific theories of physics, astronomy, the inner and outer realms of existence, and the unseen elements o...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
A form of serenity
By Emmanuelle Vroelant
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
Abstract painting At the end of winter, I felt the need for light and the warmth of yellow. A few years ago, when I was ill, I decided to work on harmony, tolerance, and patience. Th...
Acrylic, Varnish
Elements #1428
By Jessie Morgan
Located in Lincoln, MA
Mixed media on aluminum
Aluminum
French Contemporary Art by Gérard Pairé - Peinture 200804a
By Gérard Pairé
Located in Paris, IDF
Polymer and acrylic spray on canvas Unique & hand signed work Gérard Pairé is a French autodidact artist born in 1950 who lives & works in Saint Martin-aux-Buneaux, Seine-Maritime ...
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic Polymer
French Contemporary Art by Christiane Hess - L'Éveil des Sens
By Christiane Hess
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork with acrylic on canvas Christiane Hess alias Chrystal is a French abstract artist born in 1951 who lives and works in Lalinde, near Bergerac in France. Her conversion to abs...
Acrylic, Canvas
