| ANNETTE POITAU |
French-born American painter Annette Poitau received her MFA
with honors from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts
Décoratifs in Paris. She also studied at the Cooper Union for the
Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. After showing
her work extensively in France, she moved to California, where
she lived for 12 years. She currently works full time at her studio
in Oberlin, Ohio. Her paintings are displayed in numerous private
and public collections in the U.S., throughout Europe, and in
Japan.
Artist statement
Annette’s paintings are rich in color and texture. Even when
abstract, they are grounded in dynamic natural forms, especially
those of the human body. The artist states: “Every painting is a
sort of intimate dance with matter and primordial gestures, a
dialogue between my will and the chemical reaction of the colors,
their disappearance and their reemergence in new incarnations.
The painting reveals itself with time. It makes its own sense,
discovers its soul.”
with honors from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts
Décoratifs in Paris. She also studied at the Cooper Union for the
Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. After showing
her work extensively in France, she moved to California, where
she lived for 12 years. She currently works full time at her studio
in Oberlin, Ohio. Her paintings are displayed in numerous private
and public collections in the U.S., throughout Europe, and in
Japan.
Artist statement
Annette’s paintings are rich in color and texture. Even when
abstract, they are grounded in dynamic natural forms, especially
those of the human body. The artist states: “Every painting is a
sort of intimate dance with matter and primordial gestures, a
dialogue between my will and the chemical reaction of the colors,
their disappearance and their reemergence in new incarnations.
The painting reveals itself with time. It makes its own sense,
discovers its soul.”
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