Robert COMBAS
(born in 1957)
The colorful anarchist of Figuration Libre
"I spit paint like others spit their venom."
Why is it fascinating?
He paints as one shouts, without restraint, without hierarchy. Combas is joyful rage, the cry of the pictorial heart.
Saturated colors, crowded characters, scribbled texts.
A mix of Basquiat, Keith Haring and an angry teenager – delightful paintings!
A very contemporary work
A joyfully messy art that fuses comics, rock, slogans, sex, war, humor and politics.
A universe that brings to mind a visual stakepark, a photocopied punk zinc bar, an overly addictive story.
Pop, punk, provocative – modern frescoes between graffiti and exorcism.
Why is it presented here?
Because he launched Free Figuration in the 80s, an art that respects nothing except freedom.
Because he is a cult painter, authentic, free, incisive.
Because he is an iconic artist, with a solid place in the history of contemporary art.
Where to see it?
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC), Lyon
- MAMAC, Nice
- Pompidou Center, Paris
- FRAC (Regional Contemporary Art Funds)
- Lambert Collection, Avignon