Biography

My kintsugi urushi creation pieces are the purest expression of how I live my life. I use everything I see, touch and create as inspiration. Through their creative and tactile qualities, my pieces reflect my natural appetite for freedom and connection to the present moment. I started experimenting with the art of kintsugi several years ago, which I deepened at the very source in Japan, with a lacquer master in the city of Nara, a region where the traditional art of Kintsugi and to use the concept of Wabi Sabi which combines the refinement of aesthetics and spirituality.

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It was with the same pleasure and the same curiosity that I had begun to experiment with the art of make-up as a professional make-up artist. It is quite naturally that a strong link has developed between make-up, painting, ceramics, materials and the creation of Kintsugi pieces.

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These rigorous processes are naturally similar and infinitely satisfying regardless of the time of realization of each work.

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All these different processes of rigor are naturally similar and immensely satisfying, regardless of the time involved in creating each artwork.

I found in the kintsugi the rigor, the patience necessary for the accomplishment of a work. I've come to realize that they have the potential to capture a person's fleeting, happy memory and make it timeless. In my everyday life, I travel a lot, I visit galleries and museums, I walk the streets, I get inspired, I explore and I share what I find whether it's real objects, everything which is made with authenticity and heart.

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That's why on my return, I created Kintsugi.art, and I continue to train in Japan regularly, because kintsugi is the learning of a lifetime.

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The brand "kintsugi art is filed with the INPI under number 19 4 537 437 dated March 26, 2019. Didier Faillères, Marseille January/January 2019.

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