The highly anticipated annual exhibition of Jean Arcelin's works will open on April 10th.

While Jean Arcelin's painting remains imaginative, and his inspiration is always Italian, Mediterranean, and Baroque, this year there is a real shift in his work. While remaining figurative, Jean has simplified the forms. He has worked the motif with greater restraint, leading it to its essence: light.

Naturally, this exhibition is therefore titled: OF LIGHT.

Jean Arcelin has been a fixture at GALERIE 26 for many years, and he still manages to surprise me… Lime and enamels… Spanish Garden… The Journey to the Orient… I love his precision, this tendency towards simplicity without sacrificing any of his lyricism.