It was in Senegal that Michel had his first lesson in color,
taking color from the things he saw around him. Learning color in this way meant that it
could not be separated from its source and meaning. Using techniques learned while
producing commercial art in Paris, Michel segments his paintings, bringing several images
together at once to convey memory, time, or histories, the very ground we walk on. Michel
reveals unity. The apparent opposites in his work: darkness and light, male and female,
positive and negative, are not opposites at all, but rather two aspects of on thing. |
Michel's life and work began in Senegal,
on the west coast of Africa. Curiosity and his search for his artistic self led Michel to
work with different forms. Today his art resonates with the answers he found then.
Michel's memories of Senegal, "a gift from the divine," convey a sense of place
and feel. Reminded of West Africa, he is given "pure and beautiful visions," the
spirit and life of his work. 
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