Catherine CIRAUD-MOTTE

"Like the "Troubadours" who used to honour their ladies, Queens of Courteous Love, in the spirit of medieval "Fin'Amor",
Catherine CIRAUD-MOTTE manages to recreate a poetic universe where women take on sacred and unattainable qualities.
These mysterious and powerful women, clothed amidst a chaotic succession of marks, textures and fabrics, remind us of the art of icons."
Catherine's techniques provide us with a mixture of collage and painting on a wooden support. In this universe dominated by warm tones,
patina, calligraphies and transparent effects, she invites us to share a precious moment of joy and happiness."Catherine CIRAUD-MOTTE was born in Cognac
(South West France) in 1968. She obtained the National Diploma of Graphic Arts from Angouleme Art School.
The influence of her artistic upbringing developped her creative powers and incited her to hone her imaginary skills. In 1991,
she obtained the National of Graphic Arts from Angoulême Art School and rapidly put her talent to the contribution of various advertising studios.
We cannot be indifferent to the work of Catherine Ciraud-Motte; gazing upon her paintings of women shrouded in mystery and power we an uplifting sensation.
Like the «Troubadours» who used to their Ladies, Queens of Courteous Love, in the spirit of medieval «Fin'Amor»,
the artist manages to a poetic universe where women take on sacred and unattainable qualities. Her paintings become timeless pieces, anchoring traces of memory
in a complex universe. These strange women whose beauty seems to have been frozen in time, are clothed by a chaotic succession of marks, textures and fabrics.
Catherine invites us to share a precious moment of joy and happiness in this intimate universe dominated by colours, glazes and decorativeornaments.
Through this rediscovered unity, she reminds us of the precarious balance of our own existence.