Leva Candy | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography

Candy spent his childhood in Andalusia before moving to the South of France at the age of 10. From a very young age, he was passionate about drawing, painting and comics. As an adult, he turned to industrial drawing and worked for nearly 20 years as a draftsman in a design office. He continues to draw and paint for his pleasure. Little by little, office life weighs on him and he takes refuge more and more in creation. At the beginning of the 90's, he participated in a drawing contest for which he obtained the Medal of the City. This was another trigger that decided him to devote himself fully to painting. Quickly, his inspiration and his imagination in the choice of colors gave him the desire to represent landscapes. Strong of his personal experiences, Candy uses painting as an energy, a vibration. A colorist artist above all, his approach is oriented towards a particular interpretation of what the human eye can perceive, notably in terms of colors. A self-taught painter, Candy has forged a personal and diversified style. Her figurative and contemporary work is represented by a free work with the knife for the oil and the brush for the acrylic. Her color palette is rich and comes in shades. His way of treating the skies is particularly distinguished. He likes to represent the landscapes of the South of France which he likes. He gives to his panoramas a personal touch coming from his Spanish origins. More recently, the artist has been exploring the use of mixed media (materials, metals, plants and minerals) to highlight the subject on the canvas. Candy's works give the viewer the opportunity to project himself into a jovial and warm world that he wishes to share.