Christian GRISONI (1948) "Les curieuses". Acrylic on canvas. Dimensions: 51x50cm. Born in Nice on October 26, 1948, I was abandoned by my mother and placed in family in Vence. From my earliest childhood, I often pass in front of the Chapel of the Dominicans and where Henri Matisse lived and where his paintings, as well as those of Chagall, were exhibited. as well as those of Chagall. I was so in awe of all these paintings that I forgot to go to school. to go to school. Until the age of 17, my passion for painting grew. Not being able to attend art school, I decided to escape from my family and to join the Foreign Legion. I met in Bonifacio during my leave, Pierre Bach, a famous painter who was painting in the who was painting in the village square, I told him about my desire to paint and after a long I told him about my desire to paint and after a long discussion, he gave me precious advice and and encouraged me to pursue my passion and my dream. The years that followed, I could not devote myself to painting, except that once I arrived in Djibouti, I once arrived in Djibouti, I discovered and contemplated the African art. On my return to France in 1971, I settled in Marseille and I was able to visit all the galleries between Nice, Vallauris, St Paul de Vence and Paris. I was in admiration in front of all his works of art and these last ones literally confirmed me in my artistic path. A few years later, in 1984, I decided to move to Gujan Mestras where I had a decisive encounter in my I will make a determining meeting in my art, that of the painter of Bordeaux Jean-Claude Dauguet Claude Dauguet, with whom we shared a lot and sympathized, he will become my my mentor, because he stayed in my establishment bar hotel restaurant. In the afternoons, we went to paint. afternoons, we went to paint on the oyster port. In 1992, after a few months of detention, during a walk in Saint Ouen, I met the painter Louis Lousy. I met the painter Louis Loustalot who invited me to his studio. Over the course of meetings, I decide to show him some paintings, this last will admit me to be admiring in front of my works, which more is by being a self-taught. Over the years, we years we will become friends and he will offer to sell some of my paintings, he works a lot He works a lot and in the evening I join him to paint. In 1995, here I am, back in Bordeaux for good, no longer having any ties with my family. my family I met Jocelyne with whom I settled in Saint Médard-en-Jalles. She will become my source of inspiration and in this impetus, I will install my workshop at home. The following years, I find Louis Loustalot installed in Mérignac, with whom we will with whom we will continue to share our mutual passion, that of painting. It is thanks to Louis and my passion for painting that I abandoned my bad company. bad company. I go regularly to his place where he continues to train me. I have a lot of admiration for his paintings and his kindness, and not wanting to disappoint him, I and not wanting to disappoint him, I apply myself to the maximum. A few years passed I continued to paint, one morning before leaving for work I was to my work I was victim of a stroke, several months later the doctors diagnosed me with the doctors diagnosed me with cancer. I did not give up, I fought. Thanks to my will, Louis' support and friendship, I recovered. We meet in the evening in his workshop in Mérignac where we paint until late at night. The writing of the book of my tumultuous life will be published at the end of 2019. To date my black novel "Chemins de plomb" by Fabien Chabosseau, based on the life of life of Christian Grisoni is published by iPagination. After all the ordeals I have undergone, the art of painting becomes stronger and stronger and involves me to the maximum.