about the artist :
Silvia CALMEJANE

"True art is always where you least expect it. ". These few words by the artist Jean Dubuffet wonderfully qualify Silvia Calmejane's work. Spontaneous and instinctive, her artistic gesture echoes the "art brut" avant-gardes which inspired her drawing practice. Silvia Calmejane quickly freed herself from academic rigorism in order to choose automatic drawing. By abandoning the classical support of the canvas and by focusiong on wood, her art gets rid of the rules which dictate the exact reproduction of reality. On the plexiglass, her second support, she uses her left hand - freer - in order to write more spontaneously. This "mirror-writing", fixed to the wooden panel by visible bolts, is thus superimposed on the raw material. The roughness of her creative process is then completed by the artist's attention to very specific details. In her latest series, paper is invested as a new medium.

Silvia Calmejane's world is raw, powerful and vulnerable at the same time. Representing lush jungles or strange colored characters, her paintings constantly confront the viewer to his own gaze. In this face to face with the mysterious creatures of her universe, she favors - according to her own words - the "non-reproductive". Is escaping from figuration not the best way to represent the unspeakable forces of the human soul ?

Inspired by Basquiat, Raushenberg or Combas, the work of Silvia Calmejane is however deeply personal. In each of her compositions, the artist scatters with the brush traces of her history, travels and inspirations. The words in her paintings, mysterious incantations, recall in that sense the hippie slogans of the 1970s, an important period for the artist.

Feel Good / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4917
Amour / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
51 x 39 in (130 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4526
I had a dream / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
51 x 39 in (130 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4507
Blooming / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
49 x 33 in (124 x 84 cm)
unique artwork
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4499
Secret garden / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
39 x 51 in (100 x 130 cm)
unique artwork
9,100 US$
4508
God of Nature / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
7,600 US$
4908
Head in the Stars / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
7,600 US$
4950
Naturaleza / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
7,600 US$
4882
Love / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
49 x 33 in (124 x 84 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
4511
Love my life / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
49 x 33 in (124 x 84 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
4593
Hope / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
39 x 29.5 in (100 x 75 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
4473
Green related / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
39 x 29.5 in (100 x 75 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
4454
Happiness / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4987
Unidos / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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5035
Love Constellation / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4918
Love / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4851
You are what you do / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4800
Love your life / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4838
I am / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4812
Together / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4791
Love / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
4796
In love / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4723
Happiness / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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4815
Abondance / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
5111
Nature of love / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame.
67 x 35 in (170 x 90 cm)
unique artwork
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3893
Green queen / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
47 x 31.4 in (120 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
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4289
King of my hearts / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
47 x 31.4 in (120 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
4135
Bloom / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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2069
Humanity / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
47 x 31.4 in (120 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
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4138
Viva la vida / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
7,390 US$
4824
ALL RELATED / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
4770
WHAT MATTERS MOST / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame.
47 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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3958
Bloom / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
47.2 x 31.4 in (120 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
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3838
Blooming / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
47 x 31 in (120 x 80 cm)
unique artwork
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4030
Untitled / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on linen canvas
78.7 x 59 in (200 x 150 cm)
unique artwork
10,230 US$
4057
Human Heart / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique on paper, framed
49 x 33 in (124 x 84 cm)
unique artwork
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4462
All related / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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2076
Life is beautiful / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
48 x 39 in (120 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
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2920
ENJOY Nature / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
6,820 US$
3555
Blooming / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed technique
39 x 39 in (100 x 100 cm)
unique artwork
Sold
2185
Move free / Silvia CALMEJANE
Mixed media, painted plexiglas bolted on metallic frame
47 x 47 in (120 x 120 cm)
unique artwork
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4356