Quentin Bariseau is a young artist born in 1991 in the Pas-de-Calais.
At a very young age, he developed a passion for drawing and quickly acquired his own technique and universe, which he completed with 5 years of study at the Beaux-arts de Dunkerque. He obtained the Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique (DNSEP) with congratulations, a fine recognition for this young artist, who was still unknown to the galleries. Quentin began by working at a number of small jobs in order to devote his free time to his passion. He will do artists' residencies in the north of France and in particular in Ireland where he will discover engraving and etching. However, the artist will remain faithful to drawing and will work with several mediums: felt pen, pen holder, Rotring which will allow him to master the depth of blacks.

His first universes, insects and vegetation, have captivated him since he was a child, then organic forms were revealed to move more and more towards the architectural side inspired by plant forms and by the degradation of matter. Quentin never ceases to describe matter in constant evolution, his drawings become powerful, fantastic.

The beginning? Quentin puts the Rotring, the felt-tip pen or the pen-holder on the white sheet of paper, no prior preparation, the artist is instinctive, his senses are alert and he develops a fertile microcosm. Little by little, an architecture becomes clearer, a complex network spreads and eventually stabilises and becomes self-sufficient. Visceral constructions floating in an empty space devoid of scale, the drawing questions.

Quentin Bariseau : Words from the gallery

Quentin Bariseau was introduced to me by a colleague and I discovered a fascinating world, a universe in which everyone is free to interpret the message, the subject. Quentin plunges us into the past, into the future, the construction of an architectural universe and the deconstruction of matter. I liked the strength that emerges from the drawing, the feeling of getting lost in the line and the authenticity of the line.