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24 September 2019
Born in 1969, in the tropical isles of The Seychelles, Camille Mondon is an artist by birth. For as far as he can remember, art has always been his passion. He says: “Art is life!”
Most of his education and schooling were done locally, followed by a degree in Art and Education at the University of Sussex.
At 22 years of age, whilst studying, Camille felt compelled by the works of famous French artist Paul Cezanne. His use of strong colours and shape deeply inspired Camille. The impressionist technique really peaked his interest, but as time has passed Camille has evolved into discovering his own journey, his own interpretation and perception.
Camille told 4walls that: “Now that I’ve come full circle with my own philosophies, I can firmly state that all artists deserve respect for the work they create.” Along with evolving within his art - paintings, sculpture, 3D reliefs - Camille has also managed to add framing into his scope of creativity. He started doing framing himself a couple years ago as he noticed, as an artist, that it was rather difficult to get a good framer once he had completed his painting. Hence the seed was planted and he started framing his own artwork.
Camille is in the process of extending the framing scope and one of his upcoming projects is to put up an exhibition whereby framing will be the centre stage “Framing as an art”.
He says: “I want people to know that framing is not something that is restrictive. Frames can be made to accommodate any type of artwork, you just have to know how to do it, to visualise the outcome. Framing has various purposes for artworks and memorabilia - to protect them, to properly display them so that the object shines, to complement and enhance the artwork.”
Seychelles has a small market for art so trends take longer to change. “I have noticed a lot of technological advancement in art, framing and photography,” he observes. “It seems to have its advantages as it is bringing more affordable art to more people. In framing as well, people tend to go for more affordable frames, the artcore moulding. It is cheaper and lighter but quite versatile and has a wide variety of colours.”
We love what you are doing, Camille!
At 22 years of age, whilst studying, Camille felt compelled by the works of famous French artist Paul Cezanne. His use of strong colours and shape deeply inspired Camille. The impressionist technique really peaked his interest, but as time has passed Camille has evolved into discovering his own journey, his own interpretation and perception.
Camille told 4walls that: “Now that I’ve come full circle with my own philosophies, I can firmly state that all artists deserve respect for the work they create.” Along with evolving within his art - paintings, sculpture, 3D reliefs - Camille has also managed to add framing into his scope of creativity. He started doing framing himself a couple years ago as he noticed, as an artist, that it was rather difficult to get a good framer once he had completed his painting. Hence the seed was planted and he started framing his own artwork.
Framing as an art
Steadily, his framing business has grown. With his artistic background, he has quite an advantage in this domain and this is clearly evident in his output which has really developed over the years. Camille is now a very confident framer.
Camille is in the process of extending the framing scope and one of his upcoming projects is to put up an exhibition whereby framing will be the centre stage “Framing as an art”.
He says: “I want people to know that framing is not something that is restrictive. Frames can be made to accommodate any type of artwork, you just have to know how to do it, to visualise the outcome. Framing has various purposes for artworks and memorabilia - to protect them, to properly display them so that the object shines, to complement and enhance the artwork.”
Inspiration from nature
As a skilled watercolour artist, Camille does a lot of observational drawing of nature. He has a keen eye for minute details and considers all of his artwork to be unique, individual pieces. They are all equal in his eye because, he states, it can take longer to repair a tiny scratch from a frame than to make a new one. So art is all about perspective for him, it has evolved to a deeper meaning.
Seychelles has a small market for art so trends take longer to change. “I have noticed a lot of technological advancement in art, framing and photography,” he observes. “It seems to have its advantages as it is bringing more affordable art to more people. In framing as well, people tend to go for more affordable frames, the artcore moulding. It is cheaper and lighter but quite versatile and has a wide variety of colours.”
We love what you are doing, Camille!
