- Nationality :
- French
- Age :
- 60 y.o.
- Residing :
- France
I like the provocation imposed by the dark shading which directs the eyes towards a glaring and abstract opening, leaving the imagination free to go where it wishes, to be ingulfed in it…it is also the power of transition which is being expressed.
Introducing Pierre Riollet
Discovering Pierre Riollet’s paintings (a graduate of the Auguste Renoir Art school in Paris, former professional advertiser), is about contemplating, travelling and, above all, escaping.
His realistic paintings, hyperrealist at times, offer a moment of peace and piece of mind, aesthetically. Between the urban views which could be common to any city, and the urban landscapes inspired by the American way of living (which is very much present in his artworks, each one being inspired by his own travels around the world).
Aside from his neat and precise technic, which allows him to interplay light and shadow, what moved us the most is the capacity of his artworks to carry us away, in tranquility, beauty and serenity. Time stands still, and so do we. Undeniably, his paintings are inspired by American realists, such as Norman Rockwell, Edward Hopper and even Robert Cottingham, whom Pierre greatly admires and inspired him to become a painter. |
Although there is similarity in the colors, the contrast with light and shadow, the technic and some of his subject matters (especially since his trip to the US), Pierre has a distinguished, personal approach which we find in all his artworks: a perspective TOWARDS the light, drawing us towards the canvas, pulling us inside it, taking part in it. For that reason, the urban architecture, and the flow of lights it plays with, is his favorite subject.
It is not surprising that the tunnels and alleys inspire him so much, and that windows and storefronts are components of his artworks. “Beyond the symbolism of an alley, it is the graphism and the aesthetics which interest me in that theme.
Whatever the object, the frame magnifies the light, and its limits serve it. I like the provocation imposed by the dark shading which directs the eyes towards a glaring and abstract opening, leaving the imagination free to go where it wishes, to be ingulfed in it…it is also the power of transition which is being expressed.” |
For several years now, Pierre has developed the “backlighting” effect, well known in photography, which he began to exploit and sublimate in his paintings. In consequence, he accentuates the presence of his artworks and especially the “aspiration” of the spectator within the canvas, “bringing” the spectator to it.
Represented in numerous art fairs, increasingly exhibited in renowned galleries, his prices are slowly but surely rising…Either way, Art Traffik has a huge crush for this artist and his artworks, and the pleasure procured. |
THE ARTISTS HE ADMIRES :
Jérémy Mann | Claude Monet | Norman Rockwell |
All artworks by Pierre Riollet
2 600,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Star Drugstore
31.50 in x 39.37 in
- best artwork
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Pierre Riollet
Flying whales
39.37 in x 39.37 in
- best artwork
5 000,00 €
Pierre Riollet
KATZ'S
47.24 in x 59.06 in
- best artwork
2 200,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Seaview Try3
23.62 in x 23.62 in
5 300,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Yellow Pier
51.18 in x 51.18 in
2 600,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Stolen privacy
31.50 in x 31.50 in
- best artwork
3 200,00 €
Pierre Riollet
SNOW MAN
39.37 in x 39.37 in
2 200,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Christophe Honoré
23.62 in x 23.62 in
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Pierre Riollet
R'EVE
31.89 in x 39.37 in
- best artwork
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Pierre Riollet
PORTO KID XL
55.12 in x 55.12 in
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Pierre Riollet
N.Y Sunset
38.19 in x 51.18 in
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Pierre Riollet
70Th Stair
38.19 in x 51.18 in
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Pierre Riollet
425-110
31.50 in x 31.50 in
4 400,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Dabbaad Camp
47.24 in x 47.24 in
2 500,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Bali Birds
31.89 in x 39.37 in
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Pierre Riollet
Shuffleton saloon
39.37 in x 31.89 in
- best artwork
4 200,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Phone box
38.19 in x 57.48 in
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Pierre Riollet
Ryan Barber Shop
51.18 in x 63.78 in
5 540,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Blacklight Barbershop
51.18 in x 63.78 in
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Pierre Riollet
Rink Backlight
56.69 in x 57.48 in
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Pierre Riollet
Sub Base II
39.37 in x 23.62 in
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Pierre Riollet
Sous le soleil exactement
39.37 in x 39.37 in
2 600,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Wayne Barber Shop
31.89 in x 39.37 in
3 400,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Bamboo & Fire fly
35.04 in x 51.18 in
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Pierre Riollet
Spanish In Out
51.18 in x 64.17 in
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Pierre Riollet
Taxi driver
44.88 in x 63.78 in
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Pierre Riollet
Porto Shape
38.19 in x 51.18 in
4 800,00 €
Pierre Riollet
FM Station
44.88 in x 63.78 in
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Pierre Riollet
Blue Pier XI
55.12 in x 55.12 in
2 400,00 €
Pierre Riollet
Up Town Motel
25.59 in x 31.77 in
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Pierre Riollet
Siesta
31.50 in x 31.50 in