Raphaël Demarteau/ The Abstract Dialogue

Born in Oupeye in 1980 to an Italian mother and a Belgian father, Raphaël Demarteau discovered the world of painting through extensive travel: in 1998, he flew to Victoria (Canada), where he acquired a taste for realistic drawing and a wide range of painting techniques.

After a few years of exhibitions in Belgium, the love of travel never left him, and he set off again to discover the world, in Mexico and several Asian countries, where he returned with an impressive series of drawings and various projects.

In 2003, he won the Lambert Darchis award and completed a Master's degree in new techniques at the Rome University of Fine Arts. This rich experience completed his training as a painter at Saint-Luc Liège. From his travels, the artist creates contrasts, culture clashes and multiplies media and techniques. He builds his prints and stamps by engraving. He cuts and prints, erases and uses the traces that remain to create new spaces.