Frenchman Pierre Traversat began his artistic career in watercolor at the Beaux Art School in Paris. Pierre met Pablo Picasso’s friend and successful artist in his own right Edouard Mac Avoy. Mac Avoy encouraged Pierre to enter the Monte Carlo International Contemporary Competition, which he won the first prize in. Additionally, his work was exposed four times at the Grand Palais in Paris, with accompanying shows at other galleries and venues.

 

With the Monte Carlo winner prize in tow, Pierre began collaborations with esteemed French composer Michel Legrand. This marked Pierre’s enthusiastic foray into feature film and theatre production work in addition to his art abilities.

 

Pierre’s versatile spirit led him to Cameroon, Central Africa where he abandoned his watercolor past to delve headfirst into a land of oil paints. He began to incorporate primal elements of the Central African culture and society into his paintings. Pierre had several gallery shows, most prestigious was the Goethe Institute of Yaounde. Pierre also discovered another passion for sculpture and woodwork while residing in Cameroon.

 

From Central Africa, Pierre left to North Africa, Morocco and then to Spain before coming to Miami. Each location Pierre called home ignited a passionate affair with other mediums and textures. Raw earth tones and aquatic-themed oils now dominate his work.

 

A year after moving to Miami in 2007, Pierre created the monumental ‘Meteorite’ installation which was exhibited over Art Basel 2008. In his most recent work, Pierre has revisited his precious African woods inspired by swaying weather patterns of South Florida.