Interview | Paintings | Lithographs | Future Exhibitions | Former Exhibitions       The clown is an honest figure of pure sentiments who intentionally returns to his childhood and makes use of the inborn talent that is present in every clown. Fundamentally, a clown can permit himself to do anything, as long as his actions are clownesque. There are many of us who have tried painting. I was naturally influenced by my father who was a painter and sculptor. I also completed an apprenticeship as a potter and took drawing courses. Today, I find it easier to put an idea down on paper because I’m not at all worried about what style it is in or what technique I use. I’m not interested in whether the result is pleasing or beautiful. For me, drawing is an end unto itself which permits me to make concrete ideas I could never realize on stage. It opens the door of my imagination to innumerable possibilities – clowns who can fly appear as if by magic on the paper, and I can take refuge in a fantasy world without stages or circus rings. This gives me a feeling of wellbeing which allows me to relax. It’s true that I am very egocentric and that I unfailingly return to depicting images from the clowns’ world in my works. The clown is an eternal searcher continually in pursuit of happiness, joy and innocence, a figure who, if the truth were a flower, would strongly resemble a collector of herbs. A clown is an eternal buffoon who, in his way, wishes to entertain people, make them laugh and give them a part of himself. (from an interview)

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