An instinctive universe to discover in the print edition of ART MAG
Yves-Marie Yvin’s rise is one of the most singular on today’s French contemporary art scene.
A self-taught painter, he began creating at the age of 55, with no formal training and no academic background—guided solely by an inner impulse.
Within just a few years, his works have travelled to Paris, London and New York, attracting collectors, galleries and contemporary art enthusiasts drawn to their chromatic power and deeply intuitive dimension.
In the new print edition of ART MAG, his work reveals an intensity impossible to perceive on a screen: texture, relief, pigment layers, details and micro-motifs come to life in large format.
A figurative abstraction shaped by the unconscious
Yvin’s style sits at the frontier between abstraction and figuration.
His canvases suggest tulips, trees, silhouettes—yet always as fleeting apparitions, visions in motion.
This figurative abstraction, now his signature, opens up a space where viewers project their own emotions, memories and inner landscapes.
The article published in the print edition offers a precise analysis of his recurring motifs, chromatic overlays and hidden symbols—elements that vanish almost entirely in digital formats.
Self-hypnosis, instinct and creation: a rare artistic process
Yvin’s approach is as intriguing as it is captivating.
Before painting, the artist enters a state of release close to self-hypnosis, allowing colours, shapes and subjects to emerge without conscious intent.
“I do not choose the themes,” he says. “They are the ones that come to me.”
This process, explored in detail in the print issue of ART MAG, gives his work a dreamlike, intuitive quality rarely seen in today’s contemporary painting.
A visual identity rooted in the Breton landscape
Born into a family of Breton farmers, Yvin anchors his work in an imagery deeply connected to nature: earth, trees, sea, shifting light.
This sensory memory permeates his canvases, infusing them with a distinctive, almost telluric energy—far removed from the polished or minimalist tendencies of contemporary art.
His recent exhibitions — Place des Vosges, Galerie Joseph-Durand, Art Expo New York — have confirmed his position as an emerging artist to watch.
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