Thomas Jeunet is a passionate painter born in 1981 near the volcanos of Auvergne in the center of France. Living now in Paris for the past 15 years, he has been immersed in the world of art since 2012, after and while travelling all around the world, creating unique memories. It also made him discover the most beautiful places, pieces of art, people. His creativity and passion for art made the rest.
How did you get into art?
A thirst for learning, discovery and travel. He has a thirst for discovering beautiful things, beautiful landscapes, beautiful objects, precious materials.
Thomas Jeunet is a passionate painter who has been immersed in the world of art through his travels to the four corners of the globe since his youth. His artistic career began in 2012 and flourished alongside his professional career in the luxury goods industry. These diverse experiences have profoundly influenced his artistic work, bringing an international dimension to his creativity.
His canvases, mainly in acrylic but also with pigments, are vibrant works that capture the essence of his love for aesthetics. Alongside his artistic career, Thomas has combined his passion with active participation in exhibitions, where his creations find a particular resonance.
How would you describe your style? What makes your work special?
His style is a right balance between abstract expressionism, surrealism and contemporary art. "Every brushstroke is an exploration of the unknown, a journey into the heart of creativity where the soul expresses itself in color."
As soon as he could, he seized every opportunity to travel again and again. Jeunet is an independent, hyperactive man with a thirst for learning, discovery and travel. He has a big desire for discovering beautiful things, beautiful landscapes, beautiful objects, precious materials. It made him appreciate art and his creativity made the rest.
In contact with the world of luxury in his career, he discovered the most beautiful things, the precious, the rare, the sublime, all around the globe.
How do you go about developing your work?
Every stroke of Thomas's brush is an abstract dance, capturing the energy of movement and the richness of emotion. His work is a testament to constant exploration, transcending artistic boundaries and inviting the viewer to plunge into a world where an infinite palette of color and form combine to create a captivating visual experience.
"Through art, I seek to capture the ephemeral moment, freezing time in an explosion of color and form." Before painting, Thomas has a very clear vision of the creation he will produce. Thomas Jeunet, driven by a deep passion for the infinite palette of colors, finds particular expression in his love of black, blue, yellow, white and red. This is his deep desire to share this with art lovers.
Black, a symbol of mystery and elegance, merges with blue, evoking infinite depth, creating canvases where darkness and light dialogue harmoniously. Bold, vibrant yellow injects energy into her creations, while white offers a pristine canvas for artistic exploration. Red, passionate and powerful, intermingles with other colors, creating visual compositions that resonate with emotional intensity.
In this way, Thomas Jeunet's distinctive palette becomes a unique visual language, where each color is carefully chosen to tell a visual story rich in emotion and dynamism.
Who or what influences you?
His style is inspired by art masters such as Jackson Pollock, Joan Miro, Yves Klein and Pierre Soulages. Pollock's spontaneous bursts of color, Miro's visual poetry, Klein's monochromatic depth, and Soulages' mastery of light and texture are harmoniously reflected in his creations.
Travelling all around the globe was the opportunity to keep thousands of memories, tons of pictures in his mind, giving a unique creativity. His mind creates a thousand ideas every minute and he loves to put this in painting. "Through my canvases, I weave visual dreams, inviting everyone to discover their own interpretation of art."
Make us curious. What are you planning to do next?
After 2 amazing collections, “Explosion of colors”, visible on his Instagram and “The deep blue” to be revealed soon, Thomas Jeunet is creating his 3rd collection “Shapes and colors of the world”. Some mixed techniques with modeling paste, fabric, architecture and of course… Shapes & colors !
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