Fabienne Recanzone

The artist, born in 1964 in Lyon, in a family where art occupied a central place, my father being a painter of Italian origin.

My artistic journey began in 1986 at the Beaux-Arts de Lyon, then at the Arts Appliqués de Lyon in 1987, where I was fortunate to be accompanied by the painter Philippe Aubanel. In 1988, I joined the Beaux-Arts de Saint-Étienne, where I deepened my approach with the support of professors such as Philippe Favier and Denis Laget. These years were significant for me: they allowed me to experiment, to doubt, to build, and above all, to connect with what I truly wanted to explore in my life.

I obtained my DNAP in 1991, followed by a CESAP in 1992, and finally my DNSEP in 1993, with Hervé Audouard as my research director. The painter Gérard Traquandi, who was on my jury, was another prominent figure during this period.

Her artistic approach revolves around two main axes: creation in the moment and the exploration of the imprint. In her travels, she collects found materials: cardboard, paper, old invoices to produce series that extend over time, exploring the energy and evolution of the gesture. At the same time, she works on the trace using paper or canvas supports that she deploys in natural landscapes. These prints capture the essence of places through their textures (stones, branches, paths), then are reinterpreted in the studio through color and emotion. Her work, influenced by significant artistic encounters such as Denis Laget, is part of a research around repetition, the disappearance of the subject and purity, where only the essential lines remain.