Balancing floral motifs with abstraction, Fabienne Monestier creates artworks with a vivid and deeply personal visual language.
What does your creative process look like from the initial idea to completion?
I use to do small sketches. I think a lot to a project. Its eating my entire life from the beginning to the achievement. I altern enthusiastic periods and depressed ones. For me, painting is not easy, absolytely not a well being state. Its a cosa mentale, as said Leonardo da Vinci.
Where do you get your inspiration from? What is your work about? What message do you want to convey?
Most of the time, I get my inspiration from the real world. I like to interprete. I want to catch the eye of the spectator and showing what is my vision.
What role does art generally play in your life, and which art in particular?
Art is for me time of labor and joy. Creating art, even when its hard, is the fully sens of my life.
In the studio, drinking tea while I paint
In my studio, with my great daylight lamp
What is the most important thing anyone has ever said about a work of art you've created?
Someone said I was the queen of the roses. Another tells me how seing my paintings was rejoycing his days before the big jump. This last sentence always stay in my mind.
What kind of music do you like to listen to, who is your favorite singer or band and why?
I like many rock bands and singers. But my fav is the unique proteiform Frank Zappa. He is recognized by great musicians as a genius. He writes sophisticated rich music, using with sonic collages and layers. He act as a painter. His complex music is akin to contemporary music. His works have been performed at IRCAM by Pierre Boulez. Zappa is a musical writer and a great conductor. Extremely demanding, he hired only the best musicians in the world for his band.
I must say I was a professionnal lyrical singer during 30 years. And my educated ears love to explore the profusional universe of Zappa.
Portrait
During a performance of large scales painting, using spray paint
What is your personal environment and how does it receive your art?
My floral art has always enthusiastic comments. People love to recognize an universe such at the vegetal one. Color is also very important in the impression that gives my art.
What inspired your art, where do you stand now, and where do you hope to go next?
Floral, people, colors and forms in abstraction, shadow and light. I am an emerging artist and I hope to continue to work. My project is to exhibit in international places such Art en capital, Art Basel and more.
In the studio, drinking tea while I paint
In my studio, with my great daylight lamp
Portrait
During a performance of large scales painting, using spray paint
During a performance of large scales paintings
