Gesbert de Línea
My Artistic Journeye
I am a painter and creator, born in Burgundy in 1965. My love for art took root early in life, as I was trained in a wide range of techniques—from painting on paper and canvas to working with stained glass and photography.
The World Through My Paintings
Since 1992, I have journeyed through the world of exhibitions—from France to Europe, then across America, Asia, and Africa. I’ve had the privilege of showcasing my work in art fairs, galleries, museums, and international artistic events around the globe.
Artistic Revelation in 2022
The year 2022 marked a significant milestone in my artistic journey with the publication of Lignes en transhumance, 30 years of painting. This retrospective work brings together decades of artistic expression, scattered thoughts woven through my creations, and reflections from authors and art theorists.
A Creative
and Gifted Universe
Portrait of the Artist
Rooted in the rhythms of gesture and light, my artistic path unfolds as a visual transhumance, shaped by decades of creation and exploration.
Art has always been my language — a way to translate inner landscapes and emotional echoes into visible forms.
A Global Artistic Career
In 1992, she embarked on the journey of exhibitions, starting in France and Europe, and later expanding to America, Asia, and Africa. She continues to exhibit with joy and enthusiasm in art fairs, galleries, museums, and cultural events both in France and around the world.
Recognition and Success
Her work has been acquired by private collectors and museums. It is both listed and award-winning.
“Her art, unique and rare, displays great unity and is fundamentally free. The beauty of her painting asserts itself through an instinctive mastery of formal space, exalted by the brilliance of light, the rhythmic harmony of colors, and the depth of matter. A remarkable visual vision underpins her aesthetic: an art of the image at its peak — the optimal state of image stability within a play of pictorial forces.”
— Éryx de la Clappe, art theorist
My design techniques
The oil
I have a predilection for oil painting because it allows such a richness of expression that it brings the image to life. It vibrates with the light that shines through it. It’s also a question of material. I like to work with a knife because I feel the vibrations of the canvas, the more or less fluid, unctuous matter. The crunch of the knife on the canvas is one of the most beautiful sounds. This allows me to work either with force, to force the material to take shape, to enter the line and absorb the energy, or with lightness, to create magic, light and transparency.
Chinese ink and acrylics
These two materials enable rapid expression. They are simple and easy to use, especially for the daily act of writing. As I’ve always been passionate about calligraphy, studying it has led me to express myself in a different way. The result is the creation of a gesture: my calligraphic gesture, which I experience as a primordial gesture between writing and drawing. It’s a fluid gesture of energy and vitality, found mainly in the canvases where I use these water-based techniques.
Open-mindedness
I’m curious and like to experiment with other means of expression, such as photography, the fascination of the “moving image” with videos, creation with the computer and its various software programs, and stained glass for its transparency. But also materials such as clay and wood. I even had the opportunity to work with a Limoges porcelain master for a 3D approach to the material. I brought a different experimentation to the application of colors.
Publication for 30 years of painting
In 2022, she published “Lignes en transhumance, 30 ans de peinture”. This retrospective book brings together works painted from childhood to the present day, taking almost two years to conceive.
Regards et Réflexions
This book is enriched by texts from Carnets Transhumances – his thoughts scattered throughout my creations – and by three authors: art theorist Éryx de la Clappe, writer Li Fu and troubadour Lyrcis. These studies define his pictorial evolution. They reveal, among other things, the world of blues where transparency dominates, red sensations and the universal magic of the calligraphic gesture. Photographs of workshops and exhibitions in France and abroad complete the picture.
Main exhibitions
Galleries :
- Saphira & Ventura Gallery, New York
- A contemporary Vision of Works, Soho, New York
- On the way, Century Center De Keyserlei, Antwerpen
- Sui Loung Gallery, Arts Centre, Hong Kong
- Los Angeles Convention Center, Art Fair, Los Angeles
- Art 98 Vancouver International Fair, Vancouver
- The International Gallery, San Francisco
- Don Quijote de viento y luz, Jam’s Galeria, Madrid
- Pavillon Haus Burgund & Rathaus der Stadt Mainz
- Bog-Art Gallery, Brussels
- Classic-Art-House Gallery, Brussels
- Galerie Artitude, Paris
- Galerie Monod, Paris
- L’ocre pariétal, Galerie Art Présent, Paris
- Charmerie Galerie, Saint-Denis, Reunion Island
- Aubes lointaines, Galerie Chardon & Petits-Fils, Paris
- Rouge passion, Galerie Art’et Miss, Paris
- Ultimate visions, Galerie 13 bis, Saint-Pierre, La Réunion
- Hellgrils, Arts et Lumière Gallery, Saint-Denis, Reunion Island
Museums :
- Pretoria Art Museum, Pretoria
- Center d’Art et de Création Franco-Chinoise, Beijing
- Center d’Art et de Création Franco-Chinoise, Shanghai
- Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
- Musée des Troupes de Marine, Fréjus
Retrospectives :
- Water, earth and fire, Reunion Island
- From Nero to Safo, Château de la Verrerie, Burgundy
