PYA

France  • 1970

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PYA, Philippe Yvan Alain by his first names, is a progressive painter from Marseille.

From an early age his talent for drawing awakens. Inspired by the energy of his city and his passion for comics, he sharpens his first pencil strokes, but it is in football that he devotes himself body and soul.

Spotted at the age of 11, he joined several Marseille clubs and was destined for a professional career. Confronted with financial difficulties, PYA is forced to give up his dream to provide for his family. 30 years later, its aftereffects are still present and nourish a part of the subconscious of his always colorful paintings.

Behind these shards, in fact, hides a darker face: that of the grim reaper. Accidented on the road in 2016, PYA is gradually regaining a taste for life by letting its creativity express itself. It is finally in painting that this former chef finds comfort and has multiplied his paintings for 4 years. Some viewers will tend to perceive a face in his paintings. A look shared by the artist.

This redundancy specific to PYA's works refers to the collective imagination: portraits of men, women or more abstract, behind which hide the faces of death, images of the materialized unconscious. The aesthetic of his paintings recalls d he also has a pronounced taste for beautiful things, whether culinary or artistic.

Fast and energetic, he works in a single throw and doesn't define anything in advance. His canvases are like a mirror, reflection of a painful past that the artist brings to life.

Transcendence becomes his guide and painting is revealed as a liberating act, a means of rekindling hope. A practice that contributes to the development of oneself, for oneself and for others.


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Who is the artist?

PYA, Philippe Yvan Alain by his first names, is a progressive painter from Marseille.

From an early age his talent for drawing awakens. Inspired by the energy of his city and his passion for comics, he sharpens his first pencil strokes, but it is in football that he devotes himself body and soul.

Spotted at the age of 11, he joined several Marseille clubs and was destined for a professional career. Confronted with financial difficulties, PYA is forced to give up his dream to provide for his family. 30 years later, its aftereffects are still present and nourish a part of the subconscious of his always colorful paintings.

Behind these shards, in fact, hides a darker face: that of the grim reaper. Accidented on the road in 2016, PYA is gradually regaining a taste for life by letting its creativity express itself. It is finally in painting that this former chef finds comfort and has multiplied his paintings for 4 years. Some viewers will tend to perceive a face in his paintings. A look shared by the artist.

This redundancy specific to PYA's works refers to the collective imagination: portraits of men, women or more abstract, behind which hide the faces of death, images of the materialized unconscious. The aesthetic of his paintings recalls d he also has a pronounced taste for beautiful things, whether culinary or artistic.

Fast and energetic, he works in a single throw and doesn't define anything in advance. His canvases are like a mirror, reflection of a painful past that the artist brings to life.

Transcendence becomes his guide and painting is revealed as a liberating act, a means of rekindling hope. A practice that contributes to the development of oneself, for oneself and for others.

When was PYA born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1970