- Nationality :
- French
- Age :
- 53 y.o.
- Residing :
- France
Through the window, I see autumn fleeing…I watch the bare trees swaying in the wind. I love this remote house which seems so small from afar…I also love seeing the silhouettes of strangers passing by in the street...
Introducing Antoine Josse
I could write for hours about the work and the artworks of Antoine, about his universe…
Every artwork having a topic on its own. Yet, they are of those which do not need “explaining”. I would even go as far as to say that keys for interpreting them MUSN’T be given.
Not only do they speak for themselves, they also call upon the sensitivity, emotion, imagination and the personal history of everyone. A certain intimacy between the artwork and its spectator which must be left free of explanation or orientation, so that it may be fully expressed.
Poetic ? Surely. Narrative ? Without a doubt. All with a certain technic and style, feeding from his universe, making Antoine Josse’s artworks clearly distinguishable.
But beyond the subject and style’s identity, the particularity of Antoine’s artworks that struck me is elsewhere…it is their capacity, depending on our mood and our state of mind, to either awake the child within us, with their dreamlike and imaginary quality, or to call upon our internal wisdom and adult philosophy which have been enriched by Life. Enthusiasts of Antoine de Saint Exupery’s “The Little Prince”, which can be reread and rediscovered at any age, enriching us each time, will understand me and will be surely be moved by Antoine Josses’s artworks. Because, his artworks too speak of us, even if the subject matter is vegetal or animal, in which human beings are totally absent.
And this by means of the alchemy obtained by combining the imaginary, a hint of foolishness and, at times, humor and childish naivety. An alchemy that our adult eyes decipher as lessons, meditations and philosophy, stemming from our own experiences, or, on the contrary, stemming from the child hidden deep within us, that is so delectable. |
For both his sculptures and paintings, Antoine plays with light and shadow, black, gray or white, to highlight the subject. Color, which is always present, more or less dominantly, animates the artwork, and brings us back to reality or reminds of us of a dream. And, always with the same delicacy and elegance Antoine vests in his artworks.
He started out as a sculptor and began painting at a later time; painting which has since taken the upper hand, although Antoine still sculpts occasionally, depending on his mood. He alternates both, but is always inspired by the same universe and artistic intent. His love for matter can also be found in his paintings, using plaster-covered wood as a support. He gives the substrate particular textures and colors to enrich the natural and dreamlike quality of his paintings; background upon which he uses graphite for the black and acrylic for the colors. From this assemblage, and subtle aesthetic balance, a story, a dream, a message, or perhaps all three depending on the “interpretation”, come to light. |
When looking at his older works, an evolution can be seen : the expansion of “void”. I would prefer to call this an improvement because it is this void that accentuates the elegance, the delicacy and accuracy of his artworks. |
Nihility, in painting, is a silence that makes us listen and be more attentive. In regards to Antoine’s artworks, it is listening to the delicacy of a whisper…narrating a story with very few words, and stirring us with the intonation and syntax mastered by Antoine. It is therefore of no surprise that the success of his artworks is steadily growing.
It can never be said enough : an Artist, written with a capital A by Art Traffik, is an artist who evolves, and reinvents him or herself, with humility and determination, to go further and higher, in order to reach his/her own desires and emotions. For these reasons, we are proud to introduce to you Antoine’s works, to be followed closely, especially since his original paintings are still very affordable. We also offer limited-edition prints, numbered and signed by the artist, that are even more affordable. At least, for the time being. |
THE ARTISTS HE ADMIRES :
Alberto Giacometti | Jean-Michel Folon | Anselm Kiefer |
Artist on video
All artworks by Antoine Josse
- new
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Entre les gouttes
19.69 in x 19.69 in
- new
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Pas à pas
19.69 in x 19.69 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Poème clandestin
19.69 in x 19.69 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
En nos troubles
19.69 in x 19.69 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Bleu de toi 1
19.69 in x 19.69 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Bleu de toi 2
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
Les caprices d'automne
15.75 in x 15.75 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Un jour, quelque part
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
La timidité des branches 3
15.75 in x 15.75 in
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Antoine Josse
La timidité des branches 2
15.75 in x 15.75 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
La timidité des branches 1
15.75 in x 15.75 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le gardien de nuit
19.69 in x 19.69 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Cache-cache
19.69 in x 19.69 in
350,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le contrôleur de failles
24.02 in x 35.83 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Mes beaux habits
19.69 in x 19.69 in
350,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le labyrinthe de la photosynthèse
24.02 in x 35.83 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le syndrome de Mary Poppins
19.69 in x 19.69 in
- best artwork
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
La pêche au Lamparo
19.69 in x 19.69 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
L'essence du vent
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
Migration
19.69 in x 19.69 in
310,00 €
Antoine Josse
Dépêchons nous d'attendre
27.56 in x 27.56 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le secret du cornac
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
Jardin secret
39.37 in x 39.37 in
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Antoine Josse
Le coeur hélium
11.81 in x 11.81 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
Le dragueur d'éclipse
11.81 in x 11.81 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Skypons-nous
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
Les frontières du vent
23.23 in x 23.62 in
310,00 €
Antoine Josse
Propriété privée
27.56 in x 27.56 in
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Antoine Josse
La maison des plumes
19.69 in x 19.69 in
2 200,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le dernier combat
39.37 in x 39.37 in
- best artwork
1 900,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le porte avion
27.56 in x 27.56 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
Chasseur Cueilleur
5.91 in x 23.62 in
1 145,00 €
Antoine Josse
L'heure de la promenade
16.54 in x 31.50 in
625,00 €
Antoine Josse
Distance 4
15.75 in x 15.75 in
1 900,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le superviseur
31.50 in x 31.50 in
1 210,00 €
Antoine Josse
Combien de faux départ
20.28 in x 39.37 in
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Antoine Josse
Le semeur de coquelicots
19.69 in x 19.69 in
1 210,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le bruit sourd du vide
19.69 in x 39.37 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
Le point de départ
19.69 in x 23.62 in
- best artwork
1 900,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le secret du jardinier
27.56 in x 27.56 in
200,00 €
Antoine Josse
La disparition des glaçons
19.69 in x 19.69 in
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Antoine Josse
Le risque de ne pas voir le temps qui passe
82.68 in x 10.63 in
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Antoine Josse
Un petit bout de printemps
27.17 in x 15.35 in
- best artwork
310,00 €
Antoine Josse
Le jour ou j'ai 5 ans
27.56 in x 27.56 in
- best artwork
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Antoine Josse
Le bord des sentiments
23.62 in x 23.62 in