About adesane

portrait of adesane, credit Julie Mugnier

Alexandre Desane is a self taught contemporary artist born in France, he resides in Paris.

He’s an actor, a film director, a photographer and a painter, his paintings are done under the name of adesane, using oil pastel as his main medium.

adesane paints what he feels, inspired by real life events and also by his strong personal photography archive. adesane’s work is characterized with a bold use of oil pastel and using a lot of layers. He strongly believes in less details is better, he wants the audience to go on a emotional journey with him.