(1935-)

Jean Vollet was born at Montayral, France on June 29,1935. After studying art at the Ecole d'Arts Graphiques in Bordeaux, where he obtained a degree in lithography, he went to Paris in 1962. There he devoted his time entirely to painting and began to display his work in 1964 at the Salon des independants. He has since successfuly exhibited in Paris, New York, Tokyo, Beverly Hills, Cannes...

Jean Vollet creates a world of Paradise, a mist shining with joy is visible in his paintings. There is the spell of the masters of the 19th century, the magic of Renoir and Monet : the golden mist of the landscapes, the colors of the plants growing in the fields, the trees whose branches reach up to the sky surronding them, all recreate the world of happy childhood. The influence of Seurat, combined with Renoir and Pissaro, is visible in the paintings of Vollet, and their balance and equilibrium, their serenity, are typically French.

There is precise technique in Vollet's landscapes. A multitude of tiny, colored dots is blended to create movement depth and the charm of a gentle sensuality. His creative originality is demonstrated by his ability to combine tones of color : he mixes bluish-greens with the purplish-yellows to produce a new sensation of depth and an illusion of movement, shimmering with color.