Jean-Claude Barthel - Porquerolles

Oil on canvas, stretched on a frame, 40 x 40, unframed. Jean-Claude Barthel is a self-taught French abstract artist known for his vibrant, elemental paintings inspired by the forces of nature: water, air, earth and fire. Trained as an industrial designer, he devoted himself fully to painting in the late 1970s after settling in Auvergne. Barthel's works, often in oil or acrylic, feature rich textures, layered glazes and bold gestures that convey energy and emotion. His art seeks to evoke sensations—light, movement, heat—through color and composition. Widely exhibited in France and Europe, notably in Paris, Vichy and Vienna, his paintings are held in private collections and represented by several galleries such as ETRU and SIMPARGA. Barthel's work offers a sensory journey to the heart of nature. www.artmajeur.com/jeanclaudebarthel The light, impressions on canvas with textured brushwork fully express his artistic personality. He loves water, air, earth, and fire. He builds a world from which he escapes, for the moment of a painting. At the end of the journey lies the meeting of the creator and the spectator in a shared desire, the same quest. Salons, expositions, galleries. 2026: Spring Show - Noyant d'Allier 2026: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy 2026: Grand Show of Auvergne Artists - First Prize in Oil Painting - Clermont-Ferrand 2025: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy 2024: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy 2023: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy 2022: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy - 2nd Prize in Oil Painting 2022: LCL - Vichy 2022: Librairie Carnot - Vichy 2022: First Biennial of Contemporary Art - Vichy 2021: Galerie Des Arts et Déco - Vichy 2021: Librairie Carnot - Vichy 2021: Fonds d'Art Moderne et Contemporain - Montluçon 2021: Arts Bourbonnais Show - Vichy 2014: Guest of Honor, 37th Autumn Salon TERNAY 2014: Open Studios – Lyon 2014: Affordable Art Show – Paris 2014: Galerie Art’et Miss – Paris 2014: Galerie l’Art du Quai – St Rambert en Bugey 2014: Creators’ Exhibition in Chambéry - Bourg-en-Bresse - Annecy / Talloires 2013: Galerie 33 – Lyon 2012: Galerie Art’et Miss – Paris 2012: Galerie de Lans – Chambéry Self-taught, the artist regularly exhibits his recent works in fairs and galleries. Collection Hewlett Packard Foundation, Suez Group (Electrabel).

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