Gabriel SEIJAS

Born in Paris in 1994 to parents who emigrated from Argentina, Gabriel Seijas is a young visual artist who graduated from the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2023. Having successively joined the workshops of Dominique Gauthier and James Rielly, the artist expresses his sensitive relationship to the world through his artistic practice, which revolves around color and gesture.

The vibrancy of his abstract paintings appears as a reminiscence of the urban landscapes he has frequented since childhood. The monochrome tones find their balance in the interplay of transparency and fluorescent flat washes that illuminate his canvases. The natural shades of blue and brown are contrasted with vivid and artificial ranges, like an electric light cutting through the fog at night.

The artist mostly creates his abstract grids freehand. In this instinctive work where verticality is omnipresent, the lines seem to extend beyond the canvas. The gesture is controlled, repetitive, meditative. However, chance finds its way into the creative process through the long brushstrokes and the technique favored by the artist. Acrylic paint mixed with marble powder acquires autonomy when it comes into contact with the canvas. Guided by the artist's gesture, this medium lives and speaks for itself.

“My artistic work is essentially based on the moment and instinct. The notions of automatism and chance accompany the idea that each new painting tends towards the unpredictable.” – Gabriel Seijas