Artiste peintre, un métier ? - Jean-Baptiste Boyer | histoire de l'art | Wladimir Autain

How to exist as a french contemporary painter? Throughout the history of art, the profession of painter has evolved. Over the course of artistic periods, it has move from being an artisan during the Gothic and Baroque periods to an artist in the academic sense during the classical period. The artist’s goal is not only aesthetic, he does not just paint. He sends a message, he speaks about his experience but also about his sorrows, his disillusions, his joys, defends his ideas and his points of view. Jean-Baptiste Boyer, French contemporary painter talks to us about his works and his vision of contemporary art. Wladimir Autain interviewed him on the occasion of his solo exhibition "Horizon" at the Laure Roynette gallery, Paris, France. More information on instagram:   / wladimirautain