Born in Alpine, Texas, Mark Lovejoy is the son of an itinerant biologist. He roamed his country, the United States, with his family and later the world, with his camera. A commercial printer by trade, Mark Lovejoy taught himself photography. His geology knowledge combined with the use of several tools, all of which is then bathed in light: this is his recipe for composing powerful images. Among his influences, pictorial art plays an important role and particularly some of its illustrious representatives, such as Jackson Pollock, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Vincent Van Gogh, or Mark Tobey. Using light, intensity, and energy, Mark Lovejoy is inspired by the pictorial movement to create abstract photographs. The American artist says: “The beauty of abstraction lies in the spectator’s perception and only dreamers can interpret dreams.”

"The question is... what do you see if you don't know what you're supposed to see?”

With this series of macro photographs created in the studio, American artist Mark Lovejoy tells his story. The abstract way he choses to express himself is deliberately open to interpretation. He invites spectators to get their imaginations working, to dream. In the end, the spectator realises that all stories are both different and similar, all at once.

Sometimes, there are twists of fate that radically change the course of lives. In 2008, while passing through Montréal, actress Halle Berry visited an art gallery and stood fascinated before a portrait of Yves Saint-Laurent. She decided to buy it, without knowing that she would launch an artist’s career. The artist in question was André Monet. Inspired by Andy Warhol, his style relied on a technique all of his own. The background of the painting is made up of various collages, often newspaper clippings, in relation to the personality that he immortalises in the drawing. His line is so precise that, at first glance, his work could be mistaken for a photograph.

Creator of impressive and very large format collage-portraits inspired by Andy Warhol, André Monet’s career was launched thanks to actress Halle Berry’s purchase of Yves Saint-Laurent’s portrait in 2008. Well-known for his many portraits of pop icons, he created portraits of the British royal couple, William and Kate, during an exhibition in London. Minutiae is the keyword for his work; he mixes fragments of texts and acrylic paintings in order to reinvent modern art. Fascinating, his portraits of stars are true works of art where nothing is left to chance: each collage is directly in line with the icon represented.

Art and photography are the two passions that Marie Laure Vareilles brings together in her work. An avid traveller, she puts together montages inspired by the people she meets. “I try to create the most realistic imaginary landscapes possible”, she explains. “I want the viewer, when looking at them, to invent his or her own story so that the photomontage takes life according to the imagination of each person.” She highlights men and women of all origins and questions “the uniformity of culture and thought in the world”.

K is a French artist. A fan of “nocturnal artisanry”, she expresses her creativity on carefully sourced photographs. In portraits or landscapes, K thwarts norms and does not hesitate to mix disciplines. With the help of a felt-tip pen, marker, or paints, K traces lines, draws frames, highlights contours, adds colour… No disciplines or materials are off limits. The result: the photos are heightened and take on a new dimension. In constant collaboration with many photographers, she is endlessly proposing new and unique compositions decorated in her colourful style.

While photography tends towards a representation that faithfully reflects reality, painted highlights by the artist K allow us to detach from it. In this series, K collaborates with Ju. She decorates her photographs with textures – paint, marker, felts, cut-outs, etc. – to create a new and augmented form of image. At the intersection of the fine art and digital worlds, this original collaboration led to a series of original and striking artworks.

Louis Jover is a multi-talented Australian photographer/artist. He is known for his artwork in ink paintings on vintage book pages which he regularly adds to with collages as his famous ones.

Collage is an artistic creation that consists of combining different elements and/or materials, for example newspaper, wallpaper, photos, etc.

His contemporary works - illustrations and cartoons - have not only been exhibited but have also entered the private collections of many buyers around the world. Louis Jover 's black and white portraits of international celebrities are transformed into a childlike, messy and colorful style.