Philippe Pasqua

Born in Grasse in 1965, Philippe Pasqua is a French artist. Self-taught, he began figurative painting and revealed himself as a portraitist. While he renews his mediums, the human being remains the subject of his regularly provocative compositions, which highlight marginalized individuals. He was inspired by the work of Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Although he has eluded the traditional circuits, he has gradually established himself as a key figure on the contemporary scene. After his first exhibition in 1990 at the Espace Confluence in Paris, Philippe Pasqua has never ceased to exhibit his work. His work has been exhibited worldwide, including at the Patrick Painter Gallery in Los Angeles, the Ahlers Foundation in Germany, the 604 Gallery in Korea, the Centre d'art contemporain de Malaga in Spain and the Oceanographic Museum in Monaco.