Sticking

Art is a passion for Jean Paul Friol. A piece of broken glass, metal or wood, a bit of string, fabric or colored paper, a crushed soft drink can; in his hands each one of these items finds new life and becomes a source of inspiration for this prolific artist. Colors, textures, forms . . .

Ciment

These long years of work allow J.P. Friol the possibility of surprising one with the variety and quality of his oeuvres. Since developing his cold enameling technique and his study with pigments, a part of his work is dedicated to color.

Crushed can

His crushed cans, whose originality have become part of his artistic image, are painted or covered. All of his creations are linked by several threads – the color, the material and its relationship with the support.

Chinese can

His approach is always to study in depth his two main areas of predilection, surgery and painting. That sustained curiosity constantly mingled with his sensibility, his experience and his expert eye are used to express a profound need of passion and creativity.

Drawing

J.P. Friol started painting more than 30 years ago, and it’s rare that a day goes by when he doesn’t come in contact with his brushes. When he isn’t in the operating room in Nantes, where he’s a well known hand specialist surgeon, or with his family, most of his spare time is spent painting or creating plastic art, areas where he can best express his curiosity and pursue his artistic research.