Pierre Silvin was born in Talence near Bordeaux in 1959. Without any formal training, and inspired to paint by his Father, Gèrard Sendrey, a widely respected and internationally exhibited artist, he has painted or drawn for most of his life. At the age of 35, after having problems with his marriage, he once again plunged into his creative activities and began to consistently produce work. Silvin has received a great deal of attention for his haunting scenes of people and animals.

 

In his art, Silvin uses lead pencil, gouache and color pencils on paper. He experiments with layering images or making them transparent. Working at home in a corner with his family milling around him, he creates beings from another world - strange shapes and creatures often surrounded by a lunar light, or sometimes by animals, boats, or bicycles. Women with giraffe-like necks and powerful busts cradle their babies in their arms in arabesque embraces. In this gentle, silent universe time seems suspended.

 

Pierre Silvin lives in Léogeats, in the Gironde region of France. Besides France, his works have been exhibited in the United States, Spain, and, most recently, in Croatia and Russia. His works are included in numerous collections including the "Neuve Invention" section of the Collection de l'Art Brut in Lausanne.