Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli captures the moments of ordinary existence. She expresses an experience where the intensity of a pure emotion prevails. Based in Paris and originally from Corsica, the painter primarily focuses on the southern light that she cherishes. She selects her painting subjects from photos that depict interactions between characters in sun-soaked territories. Derived from her own photo shoots, the scenes she represents often consist of characters in action. The light serves as a compositional element, and the pictorial treatment is not very detailed. Her touch is imbued with what her feelings have filtered. By painting these subjects, Karine Bartoli theatricalizes an ordinary reality. One can feel a positive energy that enriches the viewer's experience. Her style is unique and perfectly recognizable. Everything she loved about her predecessors is felt in her work: the experience of light in Joaquin Sorolla, or even painters from the Bay Area like Fairfeld Porter. Today collected in various countries such as the United States, Europe, and the United Kingdom, the artist has recently exhibited at international art fairs in South Korea, achieving significant success confirmed by numerous sales and recognition from her peers on the stage of current national and international painters.