ARRIDE Louis

Born in Toulon July 26, 1936, it follows the course of Fine Arts of the city and is dedicated to painting in 1954. Graduate of the Gold Cross of the Arts, he exhibited in Paris, the United Kingdom and Japan. The artist has participated in numerous sales to charities. Creator of the statue Raimu, inaugurated on November 23, 1996 Place Victor Hugo in Toulon, he donated the model to the museum Raimu Gogolin (Var). Several works have been acquired by the Consulate of Indonesia, as well as by French museums. Winner of more than eighteen international awards Louis arride is sworn in the PACA region for competitions painting and sculpture.

His works were presented by many media. Heir to the tradition of Provence and Nabis painter who boasts loudly toulonnaises roots, has built an international reputation. If his work travel, our man is sedentary. It must be said that his studio located in the town of Revest (Var), the artist is struggling to leave his eternal Provence. Louis arride draws its surrounding space to constantly find new techniques pictorial expression. Artist plume where only the real account, free and proud, draped in a dignity that honors its magical light and fertility of his creative flow, his painting surprises us where we least expect it. At the crossroads of Fauvism and Expressionism of the mixed primitisme again, he fixed on his work the essence of Provence that inspired her forever.

Possessed of visionary painting is in agreement with the pattern and the spontaneity of his line as its range of color gray colored object of his search, his palette gives the fullness of rare colors that do not tire of surprise