Jean Gounin
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Jean Gounin

France • 1952

Biography

Between figuration and abstraction, my work is realized with a great freedom of expression, of spontaneity, of intuition: this representation can be defined as surrealist.


I draw a diagram that forms the foundations of my images, to balance the composition to come, then with fine brushes and fan I improvised on a still fresh layer to obtain effects that give the whole a atmosphere of mystery.


I paint with a lot of concentration, considering that the slowness is consistent with my introspective and meditative approach... Like all my paintings, the titles do not describe the image represented.

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