Un monde,
2016
by Nel
Painting : acrylic, Water 100 x 81 x 3 cm 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
Sold
Free returns within 14 days
Authenticity guaranteed
Learn more
Paypal
American Express
Visa
Mastercard
About the artwork
Unique work
Hand-signed by artist
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
Invoice from the gallery
About the seller
Professional art gallery • France
Artsper seller since 2016
Vetted Seller
This seller rewards your purchases of multiple artworks
Collector’s Guide
Imagine it at home
Discover more by the artist
Nel has been devoting himself to abstract and instinctive painting, as well as rock sculpture and forged metal. From a scientific background, he began his training in an industrial environment mixing design and car research.
In 2005, he left industry to devote himself entirely to his artistic activity. For two years, he took an art-therapy course taught by Catherine Mazarguil at Coussegrey’s L’atelier du Laurier Rouge (89), while learning rock sculpture with J.P Julien. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted his own art-therapy workshop at Brunehaut’s ITEP in Morigny Champigny (91), an institute for children with great insertion difficulties. In 2008, he created “L’atelier des tartines” in Orléans, a place of expression and exhibition, where he hosted a workshop for children and adults, focused on the artistic path about materials and colours privileging each person’s freedom of expression. In 2010, he created “Filambul”, an artistic performance with Delphine Bordat (a musician) and Adrienne Bonnet (a reader), in the form of a reading accompanied by music a plastic artist’s performance. 2013 marked the realization of an artist’s book with 10th grade Art History students at Alain Fournier high school in Bourges (18). Nel also uses photography as a way to recapture the immateriality of reality, as witnessed by his latest works, “le petit chaperon rouge” (photos and paintings) and “La femme et le chiffre 7” (realization of a book mixing writing in the form of haikus, sketches and photographic portraits).
Nel wants to be instinctive. He paints as soon as an idea germinates, without thinking entirely to the canvas. The final result rarely looks like the work thought initially. The canvasses are painted quickly, so as the artwork expresses a precise thought. The brushstroke and the colour are related to emotion and nothing else. The paintings of maturity underline the tragic of ecstasy as a fundamental condition for existence. The point is to express the very essence of human drama. A moment, a canvas, constantly preoccupied by the art of painting. The expression in place of a process.
Behind Nel’s work hides an anarchical side. The spontaneity that defines him induces a deviation from a classical time of creation. No sketches, no long thoughts on a canvas, unlike most of his peers. His painting method is original and can be considered as unorthodox : Nel mixes materials, oil, acrylic. He works the thickness of it, his canvasses do not experience the brushstroke. The knife takes its place, stating the artist’s wounds. With this tool, he can work by touch, modify his artwork as he pleases, rework it, add matter. The colors are dark but are well-balanced. The red comes fighting the obscurity of the omnipresent black.
If it can be noted that explosions of colours exist in some of his paintings, they still remain dark. It can also be noted different ranges of colours on his artworks that are worked all through the canvas. Nel starts from a range and works it until exhaustion. Finally, the symmetry: his canvasses are often parted by a vertical or horizontal line giving an artwork that does not end, that is limitless. So it is a work of imagination that is practiced. Some could see a link to the land, by this line coming out of the ground, or even a duality between the upper world and the lower world, as others could see a separation, a fracture, that would look like Nel’s rebellious personality.
Read more
In 2005, he left industry to devote himself entirely to his artistic activity. For two years, he took an art-therapy course taught by Catherine Mazarguil at Coussegrey’s L’atelier du Laurier Rouge (89), while learning rock sculpture with J.P Julien. From 2006 to 2011, he hosted his own art-therapy workshop at Brunehaut’s ITEP in Morigny Champigny (91), an institute for children with great insertion difficulties. In 2008, he created “L’atelier des tartines” in Orléans, a place of expression and exhibition, where he hosted a workshop for children and adults, focused on the artistic path about materials and colours privileging each person’s freedom of expression. In 2010, he created “Filambul”, an artistic performance with Delphine Bordat (a musician) and Adrienne Bonnet (a reader), in the form of a reading accompanied by music a plastic artist’s performance. 2013 marked the realization of an artist’s book with 10th grade Art History students at Alain Fournier high school in Bourges (18). Nel also uses photography as a way to recapture the immateriality of reality, as witnessed by his latest works, “le petit chaperon rouge” (photos and paintings) and “La femme et le chiffre 7” (realization of a book mixing writing in the form of haikus, sketches and photographic portraits).
Nel wants to be instinctive. He paints as soon as an idea germinates, without thinking entirely to the canvas. The final result rarely looks like the work thought initially. The canvasses are painted quickly, so as the artwork expresses a precise thought. The brushstroke and the colour are related to emotion and nothing else. The paintings of maturity underline the tragic of ecstasy as a fundamental condition for existence. The point is to express the very essence of human drama. A moment, a canvas, constantly preoccupied by the art of painting. The expression in place of a process.
Behind Nel’s work hides an anarchical side. The spontaneity that defines him induces a deviation from a classical time of creation. No sketches, no long thoughts on a canvas, unlike most of his peers. His painting method is original and can be considered as unorthodox : Nel mixes materials, oil, acrylic. He works the thickness of it, his canvasses do not experience the brushstroke. The knife takes its place, stating the artist’s wounds. With this tool, he can work by touch, modify his artwork as he pleases, rework it, add matter. The colors are dark but are well-balanced. The red comes fighting the obscurity of the omnipresent black.
If it can be noted that explosions of colours exist in some of his paintings, they still remain dark. It can also be noted different ranges of colours on his artworks that are worked all through the canvas. Nel starts from a range and works it until exhaustion. Finally, the symmetry: his canvasses are often parted by a vertical or horizontal line giving an artwork that does not end, that is limitless. So it is a work of imagination that is practiced. Some could see a link to the land, by this line coming out of the ground, or even a duality between the upper world and the lower world, as others could see a separation, a fracture, that would look like Nel’s rebellious personality.
Need help?
How does Artsper protect you?
Protect your purchase
We’re here to help you collect art securely. When you browse and buy on Artsper, you benefit from our guaranteed protections.
Buy works from the best galleries
We partner with the best art galleries. All sellers on Artsper have been carefully reviewed and approved by our team. All of our partner galleries respect our code of ethics.
Know what you’re getting
Each work on Artsper is studied and validated by our team before appearing online. Get personalized support Contemporary art specialists are available by phone and email to answer all of your questions about our works of art. Get personalized advice and curated suggestions for your collection.
Resell your artworks
As a private individual, you have the possibility to resell on Artsper your works acquired on Artsper. For more information click here.
Make an offer with Artsper
Negotiate prices
Price negotiation is possible. Like in a gallery, this allows you to open a discussion and purchase your works at your preferred price.
Get our help negotiating
Let our team handle the negotiations and get back to you once the best deal is made.
Order safely
Artsper’s satisfaction guarantee
With Artsper, you have the opportunity to return a work free of charge within 14 days of receipt if it does not suit you, for whatever reason. You will then receive a full refund for your order.
Protect your purchase with Artsper’s payment partners
All credit card payments are processed by Paybox, the trusted leader in payment processing for international businesses. Paybox ensures the highest level of security.
Get specialized support from Artsper in the event of a problem
On the rare occasion that a work of art arrives in a different condition than described, we will work to administer a return, refund, restoration or exchange for you. Our team will always keep you informed on the progress of your request and will go above and beyond to offer you personalized solutions.
To benefit from Artsper’s protections you must:
-
Place your order using one of Artsper's payment methods.
-
Report any issues to Artsper within one week of receiving your work.
-
Provide all requested photographic evidence of the problem (including the original artwork and packaging).
Artsper’s guarantee covers the following problems:
-
You receive a work that’s missing a described characteristic (such as a signature or a frame)
-
You receive a work with different characteristics than those described at the time of purchase
-
You receive a damaged piece of work
-
Your purchase is declared lost or damaged during transit
-
You receive a work that is a different in color than what you ordered
-
Your purchase is delayed
Why buy on Artsper?
Artsper gives you access to the largest catalog of contemporary artworks, from the best galleries (200,000 works, 25,000 artists, 2,000 partner galleries).
We select the galleries with which we collaborate. This demanding selection, operated by our team of experts, offers you several guarantees:
- Double expertise regarding the quality and originality of the works. On the one hand by professional galleries that select their artists and works. On the other hand by Artsper which selects its partner galleries according to the quality of their catalog and their reputation.
- Access to the entire catalog of works from our partner galleries, sold at the same price as in the gallery.
- The possibility of returning purchased works (within 14 days) if they do not suit you, wherever you are in the world. Which is not the case outside Artsper.
- The possibility of easily reselling the work you purchased on Artsper.
We also facilitate the search for works according to your preferences thanks to our intelligent features such as:
- Your custom selection, created based on your tastes;
- Your custom universe, choose from our different universes the one that suits you and access selections of works!
Or simply thanks to our filters on the catalog allowing you to refine your searches.
Our customer service is also at your service and responds within the shortest time!
Can I negotiate the price of an artwork?
For some artworks, you can negotiate the price. If the price of the work is negotiable, you have a “Make an offer” button under the “Buy this work” one.
To submit your offer, you must make a payment of the desired amount. Your offer will then be forwarded to the gallery, which reserves the right to accept or reject it. If your offer is accepted, it means that your order is confirmed by the gallery and they will prepare the artwork for shipment. If your offer is rejected, you will be refunded the total amount paid automatically. The gallery can also propose a counter-offer for the acquisition of the artwork.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: [email protected].
Where can I have my order delivered?
Artsper delivers worldwide!
However, please note that once your order reaches its destination, it may be subject to VAT or other customs fees. These charges are beyond our control and you will be responsible for paying them (this is indicated at the ‘checkout’ first step).
Select the delivery address of your choice. Please make sure that someone is present to receive your order.
If your billing address is different to your delivery address you can specify this at the checkout.
Return and cancellation
You can return the artwork without needing to provide a reason or pay a penalty fee up to 14 days after receiving your order.
In the case that the right of withdrawal is exercised in the aforementioned time frame, the price of the artwork(s) purchased and the shipping costs will be reimbursed by us as soon as the gallery has received the artwork and notified us.
Artsper will manage the return of the work and will bear the cost of returns (which will either be paid by you and refunded by Artsper or directly paid by Artsper).
The artwork must be returned in perfect condition and in its original packaging (or equivalent).
The buyer exercises his right of withdrawal directly from MUMART, by sending an email to the address: [email protected].
How can I best showcase my work?
If you have bought a painting, a sculpture or a work on paper, find expert advice on its conservation and how to best enhace it:
Artwork added to cart
Nel
Un monde, 2016
Painting
Sold
Checkout