Daniel GIRAULT

Criticism

With Daniel GIRAULT, there are no false pretences: he has never claimed to be anything but a figurative artist while practicing painting, watercolour, pastel drawing, and engraving. Quite a range of talents for this meticulous expert drawer and engraver! At ease when artistically playing with multiple knots of rope and coiled chains, he also brilliantly decrypts the dramatic aspects of shipwrecked or abandoned vessels. But, between you and me, visitors to Montmartre would be incapable of remaining indifferent to Daniel GIRAULT’s talent. He treats its picturesque nature with a charming simplicity and sensitiveness, just as he is able to indulge in depicting the poorly known beauty spots of Provence and the sometimes forgotten chromatic vitality of Brittany. His invigorating stroke and mastery of shades are also readily deployed in his portrayals of sky and water. We often talk about the magic of painting and it is true that some artists have a real gift for bringing the observer to see their view of the motif, or problem in society, in light of abstract ecstasy as well as the masterful expression of the story. Of these artists, Daniel GIRAULT is clearly one of the most representative, as his impressive record of achievement plainly affirms.

André RUELLAN, art critic

Exhibitions

Du 01/04/2014 au 30/05/2014 : ETEL : EXPOSITION DANIEL GIRAULT ET PATRICE CUDENNEC "DE PONT-AVEN A ETEL" AU MUSEE DES THONIERS

Du 01/04/2013 au 30/09/2013 : ERQUY : EXPOSITION DERNIERES CREATIONS DE DANIEL GIRAULT A L'ATELIER LES CYPRES

Du 01/04/2013 au 30/09/2013 : ERQUY : COLLECTIF D'ARTISTES PROFESSIONNELS INDEPENDANTS A L'ATELIER DES CYPRES