Benoit Andre

Benoit André, aka BENOA, develops an instinctive style of painting that blends naive figuration and abstraction. He begins his canvases academically, then lets himself be overwhelmed by the pleasure of painting, working the material in oil with a knife, in a total surrender. His unique technique, marked by generous impasto and free gestures, requires large formats and a single-stroke creation, guided by emotion and music. It is impossible for him to repeat a work: only the moment counts. His first exhibitions meet with immediate success. His singular style—impulsive, colorful, textured—makes him an artist to follow, with a promising future in galleries.