Born in Paris in 1962, Christophe was introduced to painting at a young age by his grandparents. After completing his studies, he worked for 10 years at the Banque de l'Image before dedicating himself exclusively to painting since 1993.

He has exhibited in numerous shows, including those in Chantilly, Gordes, and Avignon.

His painting blends two seemingly incompatible aesthetic approaches. One is conceptual, drawing from Pop Art, advertising, and fashion photography, with geometric figures, cosmic emptiness, and cold colors. The other is expressive and organic, reflecting a current of which Bacon, among others, is a prime example.

On the canvas, the confrontation between these two antagonistic approaches is typically violent, sometimes scholarly and soothing, always unpredictable. Hidden beneath a mineral mesh and a cold lattice is the presence of a corrupting disorder, a proliferating, mutating suffering. This secondary, corrupting layer dissolves the primary one like an acid; it is a human form, undoubtedly a human form...

Yet, we cannot take it at face value. In the space of the canvas, there is neither victor nor vanquished; the confrontation persists, and the painter does not drop the mask. So, what is it about? As the poet said, the question closes in on itself like a hand on a white weapon. What Christophe's painting reveals, let us face it.

Yves RANSON