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Artist Spotlight
February 1, 2022 - March 31, 2022
Local artist Frederic Payet will have his work on display in our furnishings studio through March.
Art can communicate identity. While furnishing a home, it often can become décor, but is so much more. Centuries of culture can be communicated in a brushing technique. A native tradition can live in a vase.
Our region is a microcosm of the melting pot that creates a perfectly unique cultural identity. We provide a space for local artists to communicate their role in our local culture. We curate a variety of mediums, and each artist hosts a reception to connect with our community and discuss their inspiration.
About Frederic
Frederic Payet was born on the French Island of Madagascar, reared in Paris and moved to Atlanta Georgia, in 1989.
Payet’s defining style is impressionism. He uses this style to idyllically encapsulate his perceptions of the world. His work conveys the long-lost environments of a calm countryside, whether French or North American.
Two of his significant characteristics, usually underrepresented in the impressionistic works of other current artists, are the boldness of color choice and the vibrating, life-like movement on the canvas. Draped shamelessly in blues and purples, his landscapes are beyond sensual purity. The life-like motion passively emblazoned within the definite application of the palette knife creates a vibrancy hard to ignore.
Payet’s work certainly makes one ponder the famous line from Oscar Wilde ‘Life imitates art far more than art imitates life’ While observing the foliage movement of Payet’s landscapes, or the trickles of life reflections, spontaneously absorbing the sun-soaked sceneries, one truly wonders if
Payet imitates life, or was it life that has starting to look like art.
“Color is one of the languages of the soul. It influences our mood and emotions, the flow and energy of our body. It can impact our mood, our sense of well-being and happiness. My work reflects my world travels, my spiritual journey and all of the beauty that inspires me. I create peaceful and soothing images and sometimes excitement and drama.”
