Philippe
Perrot
Philippe
Perrot
Perrot
French, 1967 — 2015
Recognisable by their characteristic deep ochre and fearsome characters, Philippe Perrot’s paintings show a range of contradictory and violent sentiments.
A self-taught artist, Philippe Perrot sets himself apart with a very particular working process: he begins with a yellow background, then adds layers of different coloured paint, mixed with pharmaceutical disinfectant, directly to the canvas. He goes on to form figurative elements from this random mix of colours and shapes. He devises his paintings as films where the images can fit each viewer’s own story. Perrot steers the viewer to reflect on problems affecting contemporary society: family and marital tensions, depression, violence, sexuality and death.
The artist’s work in the Pinault Collection was presented at the Palazzo Grassi at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition (2011-2012).
A self-taught artist, Philippe Perrot sets himself apart with a very particular working process: he begins with a yellow background, then adds layers of different coloured paint, mixed with pharmaceutical disinfectant, directly to the canvas. He goes on to form figurative elements from this random mix of colours and shapes. He devises his paintings as films where the images can fit each viewer’s own story. Perrot steers the viewer to reflect on problems affecting contemporary society: family and marital tensions, depression, violence, sexuality and death.
The artist’s work in the Pinault Collection was presented at the Palazzo Grassi at the "Le Monde vous appartient" (“The World Belongs to You”) exhibition (2011-2012).
