Djamel Tatah

Born in France in 1959, Djamel Tatah is a representative artist in French modern painting, who has been a painter since graduating from Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Saint-Etienne.

His works show the essence of pure painting devoid of any unnecessity. Inspired by Western traditional paintings, his works are focused on figure paintings. His paintings feature use of understated lines and refined colors mainly in lines and faces, and philosophical positioning of figures by widely utilizing the canvas as space for thinking and meditation. Most of the figures in his works are consistent in expressions and poses that are silent and solitary.

“My painting is silent. In the chaos of life, silence is an outstanding medium that allows to examine one’s relationship to others.”