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Pierre Marie Brisson Biography

Pierre Marie was born in Orléans, France and knew by the age of 14 that he was an artist.  Although he never had formal art school training, he did have a teacher who encouraged him to follow his dreams.

As a young man, he was inspired by, and worked with, several artists including Bernard Saby, Bram Van Velde and James Coignard, essentially learning his craft as an apprentice.

As a painter, Brisson integrates French decorative aestheticism – evident from Manet to Matisse – into modernist Primitivism.

Using a collage technique, Brisson combines various elements in his compositions, imitating the rough surface of an ancient wall, the craquelure of old paint, the decorative pattern of wallpaper and woven fabric.  Brisson’s art is avant-garde and ingenious, yet timeworn and antique.  It is skillfully crafted with the best materials, yet part of its success rests with the fact that his works are fashioned from the discarded fragments of