Martine Castel

Martine Castel is an artist painter whose website presents her original works and explains the ideas behind her practice. Working primarily with oil on canvas and tempera, she offers paintings displayed in themed galleries, alongside drawings, sculptures and stained-glass works. Her collections include portraits, rooftops, panoramic scenes, floral subjects and explorations of history, as well as newer series such as Huis Clos, Ça Swingue, Vraisemblances and Matières Grises. The site also provides information about Castel’s artistic journey, biography and the genesis of her work, with videos, press books and exhibition details offering further insight into her career.

Castel describes painting as a way to explore perception, emotion, space, colour, order and disorder. In her discussion of Diffraction, she considers how disrupted lines and shifting visual effects can alter the way colours distribute and create movement and depth. Her work brings together volumes, planes, values and rhythms, while presenting painting as a means of transformation and freedom.