Gregory Watin
Gregory Watin, originally from France, has been internationally recognized for his very
unique "urban" style. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions across Europe and the USA for the last 15 years.
He takes a picture he uses as a sketch. He immerses himself of all things that give strength to this urban landscapes, he looks at these structures marked by time and gathers all these elements in order to build an atmosphere, a universe around these places. In his work, he tries to make them his by giving them a second breath of life. That is why he uses bright colors. He inlays various element of nature, woods, cardboard, papers, plexiglass,....
There is also a notion of urgency in his work, to seize on idea before it gets away , to put on the canvas the instant gesture, the instant collages, the instant urge. He has created his contemporary poetry from daily material, from the town, the people. This urbanity made of anything is not sad or doomed , if you look at it closely, it is also colored and rhythmic.
"It's about shape, the beauty of taking abandoned places, of all the materials they contain and giving them new life. All these elements which no longer make sense, are brought together and tells a story. We own that story."
"He gives meaning to something that for most people has nothing left to say."
"We recognize abandonment through these works. A certain solitude. A place where time has stood still. We pass these places on a daily basis, but never stop. There is an urgency in his work. Gregory captures this moment."
"This time, this moment, this place is static. Neither it nor you move. You have time to look at it and feel its power."
"It seems that a whole life has passed, is captured in his works."
Florian Araïb, art dealer and gallery director
2008
Salon des Artistes Francais PARIS
The HeART Galerie Viviene PARIS
Galerie Anais Faucon LYON
Florence Deniau Event PARIS
MANGANESE art fair
2007
SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS GRAND PALAIS PARIS
MANGANESE art Fair
KUNST EVENT Ansverpen Belgium
2006
solo show Ghislain Coteur 's Gallery Hasselt Belgium
Twist Art Gallery PARIS
ART METZ France
Salon des Artistes Francais PARIS
KUNST EVENT Ansverpen Belgium
2005
K-ART PLANNING TOKYO KYOTO JAPAN
"Declension on blue monochrom 106 paintings"
B.A.S colletction Belgium Holand
KUNST EVENT Ansverpen Belgium
Salon des Artistes Francais PARIS
Fête de l'Humma La Courneuve PARIS
2004
KUNST EVENT Ansverpen Belgium
ARAMI France
B.A.S collection Belgium Holand
KUNST EVENT Ansverpen Belgium
Art Contemporain SENLIS
Salon AGMT Thibivillers
Ty Glaz Gallery France
2003
Fête de l'Humma La Courneuve PARIS
Forum des Arts France
MANGANESE Art Fair
Art Contemporain SENLIS
Salon AGMT Thibivillers
Contemporany Aquitaine Art Fair Bordeaux France
Artothèque Henry Matisse
RAINBOW ATTITUDE PARIS
2002
SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS Quai Branly PARIS
Salon International de Bourges France
MANGANESE Art Fair
TWIST ART Gallery PARIS
Art Contemporain SENLIS
Salon AGMT Thibivillers
Forum des Arts France
Fédération Nationale de la Culture Française Versailles France
Artéconte Gallery PARIS
2001
Salon des Artistes Indépendants PARIS
Forum des Arts France
SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS Quai Branly PARIS TWIST ART Gallery PARIS
Art Présent Gallery PARIS
Departemental Art Gallery Oise France
2000
La Faiencerie Creil France
Forum des Art France
SALON DES ARTISTES FRANCAIS Quai Branly PARIS
Maurice Ravel Gallery CISP PARIS
2014
PALM SPRING FINE ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallery
NAMUR Art Fair Galerie 138
ART UP France NAG gallery
HONG KONG ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallerry
NEW YORK ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallery
VOGELSANG GALLERY NEW YORK
Passage à l'Art Cherbourg France
"Summertimes" Collectiv Show Galerie Géraldine Banier PARIS
ART FAIR NEW YORK Vogelsang Gallery
SALON D'AUTOMNE PARIS
POP UP New York Vogelsang
SOLO SHOW Syvie Lepage Gallery PARIS
SCOPE MIAMI Vogelsang Gallery
2013
Rose Me Tender Galerie Géraldine Banier PARIS
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie 138
ARTE Nimes Galerie 138
AAF NEW YORK Vogelsang Gallery
ART HAMPTONS Vogelsang Gallery
ART O’clock PARIS Galerie VALERIE LEFEBVRE
ADEL GALLERY solo show LYON
Knokke Heist Art Fair Galerie 138
AAF Singapoure Vogelsang Gallery
ART'nimes Galerie 138 France
SALON d’AUTOMNE Champs Elysées PARIS
Phil Collins Foundation Brussel Belgium
2012
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie Virgile Durand
S’MART Aix en Provence Bear Galerie
ARTE Nimes Galerie 138
Colorfield Gallery France
solo show Galerie Géraldine BANIER
Galerie VALERIE LEFEBVRE solo show Lille
ART Terrible Espace Comines PARIS
A3F Art Contemporain LYON Galerie 138
ART en Ré Promenart Gallery Iles de Ré France
ART GENT Galerie NAG
2011
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie Virgile Durand
S’MART Aix en Provence Bear Galerie
COMPARAISON ART en CAPITALE / GRAND PALAIS / PARIS
ST'ART Strasbourg Bear Galerie
SIAC Marseille France
GALERIE BELAIR solo show Luxembourg
Golfe de Saint Cloud PARIS
Passage à l'Art Cherbourg France
2010
CUT LOG PARIS 2 Galerie Geraldine BANIER
SALON D'AUTOMNE PARIS
SIAC Marseille France
ART-METZ
Solo Show Galerie Geraldine Banier PARIS
Golf de Saint Cloud PARIS
Galerie-S QUIMPER France
ART SHOPPING PARIS
Solo show Galerie du Lezard Aix en Provence France
Solo Show Galerie Dedart Lyon
2009
AAF Brussel Belgium Galerie S
Solo show Ghislain Coteur 's Gallery Hasselt Belgium
FMAC Dubai
B.A.S Belgique Luxembourg Pays-Bas
REVEL'ART PARIS
ART METZ France
ART VO France
ART Sh'Op Le Touquet Galerie Nag France
2014
PALM SPRING FINE ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallery
NAMUR Art Fair Galerie 138
ART UP France NAG gallery
HONG KONG ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallerry
NEW YORK ART FAIR Vogelsang Gallery
VOGELSANG GALLERY NEW YORK
Passage à l'Art Cherbourg France
"Summertimes" Collectiv Show Galerie Géraldine Banier PARIS
ART FAIR NEW YORK Vogelsang Gallery
SALON D'AUTOMNE PARIS
POP UP New York Vogelsang
SOLO SHOW Syvie Lepage Gallery PARIS
SCOPE MIAMI Vogelsang Gallery
2013
Rose Me Tender Galerie Géraldine Banier PARIS
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie 138
ARTE Nimes Galerie 138
AAF NEW YORK Vogelsang Gallery
ART HAMPTONS Vogelsang Gallery
ART O’clock PARIS Galerie VALERIE LEFEBVRE
ADEL GALLERY solo show LYON
Knokke Heist Art Fair Galerie 138
AAF Singapoure Vogelsang Gallery
ART'nimes Galerie 138 France
SALON d’AUTOMNE Champs Elysées PARIS
Phil Collins Foundation Brussel Belgium
2012
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie Virgile Durand
S’MART Aix en Provence Bear Galerie
ARTE Nimes Galerie 138
Colorfield Gallery France
solo show Galerie Géraldine BANIER
Galerie VALERIE LEFEBVRE solo show Lille
ART Terrible Espace Comines PARIS
A3F Art Contemporain LYON Galerie 138
ART en Ré Promenart Gallery Iles de Ré France
ART GENT Galerie NAG
2011
LILLE ART FAIR Galerie Virgile Durand
S’MART Aix en Provence Bear Galerie
COMPARAISON ART en CAPITALE / GRAND PALAIS / PARIS
ST'ART Strasbourg Bear Galerie
SIAC Marseille France
GALERIE BELAIR solo show Luxembourg
Golfe de Saint Cloud PARIS
Passage à l'Art Cherbourg France
2010
CUT LOG PARIS 2 Galerie Geraldine BANIER
SALON D'AUTOMNE PARIS
SIAC Marseille France
ART-METZ
Solo Show Galerie Geraldine Banier PARIS
Golf de Saint Cloud PARIS
Galerie-S QUIMPER France
ART SHOPPING PARIS
Solo show Galerie du Lezard Aix en Provence France
Solo Show Galerie Dedart Lyon
2009
AAF Brussel Belgium Galerie S
Solo show Ghislain Coteur 's Gallery Hasselt Belgium
FMAC Dubai
B.A.S Belgique Luxembourg Pays-Bas
REVEL'ART PARIS
ART METZ France
ART VO France
ART Sh'Op Le Touquet Galerie Nag France
