Born in 1976, in France, Jade Fenu is a self-taught painter of Italian origins. His paintings show spaces with a great density of materials and colors, which refer to marine, mountainous and mysterious environments. The artist gives himself working principles, constraints to then release organic forms, responding to a desire for contact with nature. He explores different pictorial techniques between spontaneity of gesture and rigorous composition, in order to dialogue with his support. His gestures and prints compose worlds where the duality between man and nature and a fight between the elements are revealed.
Memories of travels in search of a still wild nature appear as you contemplate his works. His paintings with a chromatic range of bright colors invite us to think of dreamlike landscapes. Composed of cut-out planes, such as interlacing, his paintings present a sort of weaving and collage of forms, and almost resemble theatrical sets. They embody stages of ascension into territories.
Jade Fenu has exhibited internationally, including in Japan, Italy, France, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the USA. His work has been part of exhibitions at institutions such as l’Orangerie de Cachan in France and the Openbach Cultural Center in Paris. He has participated in significant art fairs such as ArtGeneve in Switzerland and Tokyo Gendai in Japan. His work has also been showcased at the Biennale d’art contemporain in Cachan, where he was awarded the Second Prize of the Biennale.
