Perched high above the village, you can see Collioure's characteristic ochre and orange roofs, laid out like a Mediterranean jigsaw puzzle in the Catalan light. Below, the famous church of Notre-Dame-des-Anges, with its emblematic bell tower, seems to watch over the sea. The turquoise water contrasts with the bluish and grey houses, giving the scene a Fauvist vibrancy. In the distance, the hills carve out the horizon, while a few sailing boats dot the bay. A luminous, stylised evocation of the soul of Collioure.
Jiel, a professional contemporary painter from the PACA region of France, surprises with his deceptively naïve style, imbued with a childlike spirit, the essential source of his creative universe. Far from being a faithful reproduction of reality, his works transform and distort the world to.. Read more…