CLOT | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography

CLOT

France
Painter

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"La nature se suffit" Friedrich Hegel

Born in Paris in 1985, Clotilde Briand spent the first 12 years of her life in the Sahara. In this cradle of unspoiled nature, she discovered wildlife, a unique atmosphere, light, unexpected encounters with animals, waking up with fennec foxes and bathing with dolphins.
She enrolled at the École Boulle, and it became clear that art would be an integral part of her life. There, she learned how to manipulate and transform materials through marquetry and cabinetmaking.

In her works, Clotilde devotes herself with passion to the animal world. With accuracy and emotion, she depicts the soul of her models and evokes with finesse their strengths and weaknesses. Inspired by nature, fauna and flora from all over the world, she also admires Rosa Bonheur and Constantin Brâncusi for their style and their work around the living. On the canvas, the artist does not hesitate to multiply and vary brilliantly the techniques and mediums such as oil paint, acrylic or charcoal. At a time when ecological issues are becoming decisive, she draws our attention by representing the environment and biodiversity in a simple and spontaneous way. Ultimately, by reflecting the point of view of animals, Clotilde delivers a humanistic message that invites us to rethink our place in the world and our role in ensuring its future.