Philippe Chitarrini
Biography
Philippe Chitarrini, born in 1966, is a minimalist French visual artist renowned for his radical approach to painting and sculpture. He studied Visual Arts and Art History at the University of Aix-en-Provence and graduated from ESAAIX (Ecole Supérieure d’Art d’Aix-en-Provence). Currently, he divides his time between the south of France and Hangzhou, China, where he teaches at the prestigious China Academy of Art (CAA).
Chitarrini’s work is defined by a striking interplay between matte and shiny surfaces. The matte areas exude a sense of calm and introspection, while the shiny, mirror-like elements actively engage with their surroundings, reflecting the environment and introducing a subtle, passive figurative dimension. This deliberate interaction incorporates the exhibition space—be it serene or dynamic, natural or architectural—into the artwork itself, creating a fluid dialogue between the piece and its context.
Individual and duo exhibitions
2025
“Painting Above All Else”, Art Space at Château de la Gardiole (Galerie Floss & Schultz), Coaraze, France
2024
“What You See Is What You See”, Galerie Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
2023
“Carte Blanche to Philippe Chitarrini”, Centre for Contemporary Art, St-Restitut, France
2021
“Slick and Glossy”, Galerie L’Entrepôt, Monaco
“Monolith”, Abbey of Lagrasse, France
“Red”, Chapel of St. Polycarpe, Bourg St-Andéol, France
“Random”, West Façade of the National Pole of Circus Arts, Bourg St-Andéol, France
2020
“Beyond Limits”, Liangzhu Museum (lower halls), China
“Beyond the Canvas”, Galerie IGDA2.0, Caen, France
2019
“Squarely Red”, Chapel of the Priory, Institut d’Alzon, Nîmes, France
2018
“Mat/Vertical”, Galerie E-Art Espace, Hangzhou, China
2017
“Artists’ Perspectives: Dialogue with Christophe Cuzin”, Galerie of the Marcel Pagnol Cultural Center, Fos-sur-Mer, France
2016
“Floor-Walls”, Parcours de l’Art, Cloister of Saint Louis, Avignon, France
2015
“Inside/Outside”, Centre for Contemporary Art Ouest Provence, Istres, France
2014
“Memory Land”, 3 permanent sculptures in public space, Valaurie, France
2013
“A Desire for Space”, Galerie Martagon, Malaucène, France
2012
“Flat Colors”, Printemps de l’Art Contemporain (PAC), Vip Art Galerie, Marseille, France
“Art on Paper”, Vip Art Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
2008
“The Monochrome in Question”, with Olivier Mosset, Centre for Contemporary Art, St-Restitut, France
Collective exhibitions and other events
2025
“Beyond”, Istanbul Satellite Event, Istanbul, Turkey
2025 “Concrete”, Galerie Latuvu, Bages, France
2025 “Heatwave”, Galerie Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
2025 “Color+Form / Unique Pieces+Editions”, Kunstmuseum, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
2025 “At the Limits of Perception”, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
2025 “Springtime of Drawing”, CAC St-Restitut, Saint-Restitut, France
2025 “Art Fair Vienna”, B&B Fine Art, Vienna, Austria
2025 “West Color 6”, Raum Schroth – Museum of Soest, Germany
2025 “Paradiso 12, Structure – Space – Color”, B&B Fine Art, Lugano, Switzerland
2024 The image of color, the mystery of the image, MODEM Museum, Debrecen, HungaryBeyond
form and color – Carte blanche to Philippe Chitarrini, Galerie My Art Goes Boom, Monaco
2023 On the Immateriality of Color, Galerie Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
2023 Château de la Gardiole, Galerie Floss & Schultz, Nice, France
2023 French Connection, Galerie Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
2022 New Realities, with Ingrid Hornef, Ivo Ringe, Paul Pagk, and Don Voisine, My Art Goes Boom Gallery (L’Entrepôt), Monaco
2020 Hellweg Konkret 2, with Callum Innes, Jo Kuhn, and Andras Gàl, Wilhelm Morgner Raum, Schroth Museum, Soest, Germany
2019 International Biennial of Non-Objective Art, Pont de Claix, France
2019 International Biennial of Reductive Abstraction, Sydney, Australia
2018 Slick, Contemporary Art Center, Hangzhou, China
2018 Baolong Art Fair, Baolong Art Center, Hangzhou, China
2017 Abstract Wall Paintings 3 – De Stijl 100, Marseille, France
2017 AAT, Art, Architecture and Territory – Echo à la Modernité 1 & 2, Uzès, France / Fribourg, Switzerland
2017 Painting Black, Raum Schroth, Wilhelm Museum, Soest, Germany
2014 Avoir 10+1, Contemporary Art Center, St Restitut, France
2013 Les Nouveaux Collectionneurs, Galerie du Conseil Général 13, Aix-en-Provence, France
2012 Art Paris Art Fair, Vip Art Galerie, Paris, France
2012 Art Gent Art Fair, Vip Art Galerie, Ghent, Belgium
2011 Art Brussels, Vip Art Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
WORks
01
Untitled (black, black) – Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
20x20x2 come each element
2022
02
Untitled (sky blue/ochre – orange/medium blue – green/burgundy – pink/khaki, gray and
black lines) – Polyptych (4 elements)
Matte and satin acrylic on canvas
30x30x2 cm each elements
2021
03
Untitled (medium gray, medium gray) – Series (7 elements)
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
30x30x2 come each element
2020
04
Untitled (burgundy, burgundy/yellow) – Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
100x50x4 come each element
2023
05
Untitled (green, green/medium blue/pink – medium blue, medium blue/green/pink) –
Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
40x80x4 cm each element
2023
06
Untitled (sky blue, sky blue/medium blue/green – medium blue, medium blue/sky blue/pink) – Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
40x40x4 come each element
2023
07
Untitled (lines/grids No. 1) – Series (16 elements)
Black colored pencil on notebook sheet
30×24 come each element
2022
08
Untitled (burgundy/green – khaki/pink – medium blue/orange – ochre/sky blue, gray and
black lines) – Polyptych (4 elements)
Matte and satin acrylic on canvas
40x40x4 cm each elements
2021
09
Untitled (dark gray, dark gray/green)
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
30x30x4 cm
2023
10
Untitled (black, black) – Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
20x60x4 cm each element
2022
11
Untitled (sky blue, sky blue/pink/yellow – pink, pink/sky blue/yellow) – Diptych
Matte acrylic and glossy oil on canvas
80x40x4 come each element
2023
