ARTIST STATEMENT

"Guided by an intuitive sensibility, I explore the formation of beauty through a free and organic creative process. Interplays of light, shapes, textures and colours blend into harmonious rhythms, punctuated by subtle emotions. The materials I use take shape without fixed rules, leaving room for the unpredictable and for experimentation. 

I perceive art as an indivisible whole. Drawing, painting, photography, poetry, performance: each discipline becomes a means of expression free from any stylistic attachment. The mediums interact with one another and complement each other to reveal the essence of my work. 

My artistic practice questions the limits of creation, trespassing the boundaries between tool, work and artist. It fuses visual narrative, image words, living brushes, pictorial photography, body music and movement poetry in a quest for unity and transcendence. 

I draw my inspiration as much from the depths of my soul as from the artistic movements that have shaped history: classical, figurative, Cubist, Impressionist, Expressionist, abstract, conceptual, minimalist or contemporary. These influences are reinvented in my multifaceted creations, which constantly reveal new facets of my personality."

Olivia Appelius

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BIOGRAPHIE

Born in 1992 in Bordeaux, Olivia Appelius discovered her artistic sensibility at a very early age through painting, which she explored as a self-taught artist influenced by her parents, who were painters, and through music and dance, which she studied at the Maurice Ravel Conservatoire. These early explorations of movement, form, colour and harmony shaped her perspective and awakened her passion for art in all its forms..

It was in Venice, during his first artistic stay there, after briefly attending the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts, that it all really began. The magic of the place, the richness of the colours and the contrasts between light and shadow, the timeless atmosphere of the floating city, as well as his discovery of the international art scene, marked a decisive turning point in his career. This pivotal moment gave rise to an artistic exploration centred on light, matter, line, movement, sensuality and the relationship between the visible and the invisible.

Over the years, Olivia has taken part in numerous artist residencies abroad, in Italy, Austria and Spain, as well as cultural trips. These international experiences serve as a constant source of inspiration, enriching her multidisciplinary and poetic approach.

Since settling in south-eastern France in 2022, she has continued to draw on this formative experience to breathe new life into her artistic practice. Inspired by the beauty of the landscapes and the play of light, her creativity flourishes through her engagement with the materials and nuances that surround her. Her exhibitions both internationally and in France bear witness to a career marked by a constant quest for a dialogue between the soul and the imagination.