Emmanuel JULIEN

Criticism

Although accustomed to showing and demonstrating his know-how as an illustrator and creator, Emmanuel Julien, when alone before his easel, can be defined as a mystery painter. And the reason is that he appears very marked by the deep poetry and impressive secrets that Mother Nature and her elements parsimoniously impart to artists like him. Emmanuel Julien’s privileged sensibility allows him to share with us an exciting journey that is both grave and proven, unleashing infinite thoughts and also doubt through the expressive power of his works that are of a dreamy realism. He confers his apparently desolate perspectives with the hope and instinctive charm that distant discoveries inspire. And these he confers with deep satisfaction, seemingly fulfilled by his ongoing research. When face to face with his vindictive skies that meet horizons fringed with doubt and gravity, either tragedy can surface or impassioned serenity unfold. Whether camaieux or monochromes, Emmanuel Julien’s works are alive and captivating thanks to his exceptional verve through which he masters fear, yet without ever excluding the promise of hope and purity.

André RUELLAN, art critic

Exhibitions

Du 02/12/2017 au 28/12/2017 : CAEN : EXPOSITION EMMANUEL JULIEN ET VINCENT KRESSMANN A LA GALERIE ART-CULTURE-FRANCE

Du 09/04/2016 au 24/04/2016 : CAEN : 89è SALON ANNUEL DES ARTISTES BAS-NORMANDS AU SCRIPTORIUM ET A L'EGLISE DU VIEUX SAINT-SAUVEUR

Du 17/01/2015 au 31/01/2015 : IFS : EXPOSITION ANNIE LENOIR ET EMMANUEL JULIEN A L'HOTEL DE VILLE

Du 19/06/2014 au 26/06/2014 : THAON : EXPOSITION EMMANUEL JULIEN A L'ESPACE CULTUREL MICHEL FREROT

Du 05/04/2014 au 21/04/2014 : CAEN : 87e SALON DES ARTISTES BAS-NORMANDS A LA MAIRIE ET EGLISE DU VIEUX-SAINT-SAUVEUR

Du 01/03/2014 au 29/03/2014 : CAEN : EXPOSITION EMMANUEL JULIEN A LA GALERIE ART-CULTURE-FRANCE