Joris Ghilini was born in 1978 in the South of France

The career of Joris Ghilini, a self-taught French artist whose work we discovered with enthusiasm this year, is not without meaning. After studying law and a career in intellectual property, this art history enthusiast left the profession to conduct applied research on the notion of iconography and its endangerment. He then launched into the production of works of art in various forms, from painting to sculpture and in situ installations. His work is anchored in his studio, a place of pictorial and sound experimentation where research and questioning on the notion of iconography constitute the essential basis of his approach. He does not hesitate to seize the "already seen" or to turn the myth, the hero, the sacred on its head, to demystify it, divert it, weaken it... to tell a new story. From Picasso to Liz Taylor, including medieval religious icons, the great figures of art are transfigured, the real question remaining that of the inexorable passage of time.

Joris has always been fascinated by art and its history, the events and influences that artists have been confronted with to provoke their own creativity and sometimes reinvent themselves: "More particularly, I like the part of mystery that surrounds certain works, the vanished pictorial techniques that are the subject of speculation. I also like science fiction and, in general, everything that challenges our certainties, but also architecture, design and the people who are involved in them, which constitute an important part of my aesthetic approach".

The artist works mainly with wood, which he paints, sculpts and assembles, while remaining faithful to other techniques such as canvas and paper. He is often found in his studio, where he reworks and recycles some of his constantly reworked pieces: "In fact, I see the creative process as an endless spiral: it is a way of life, a perpetual quest. Everything is a pretext to tirelessly produce and reproduce. My work evokes the passing of time and questions the notion of a masterpiece. I seek to create astonishment and arouse the curiosity of the viewer."