The artist

Born in 1953, Denis Doistau graduated from the Camondo School. He began his career as head of the design office at Atéma Paris, where he gained solid experience in project design and implementation.

In 1983, he founded his own furniture design and interior architecture agency. For several decades, he has been assisting project owners with the renovation and transformation of high-end hotels, mainly in Paris. His work is characterised by a demanding approach to spaces, combining elegance, functionality and attention to detail and usage.

His main references include the Terrass' Hôtel, the Hôtel Madison, the Hôtel Regents Garden, the Hôtel Jardin de Cluny, the Hôtel du Vieux Saule, the Hôtel Relais Médicis and the Central Hôtel. In September 2012, he received the Paris Shop & Design Award in the Hotels category for the complete refurbishment of the Hôtel Madison**** (Paris 6ᵉ), recognising the quality and consistency of his work.

After this long professional career, Denis Doistau now pursues his creative research through painting, in a more internal and introspective dimension. His approach is part of a spiritual, non-religious quest based on the conviction that human harmony comes through the appeasement of the ego and openness to an energy of peace, light and love, allowing us to welcome the Other in the full presence of the moment.

Her painting is born of a constant dialogue between the outside world and her inner life. It explores the balance between matter and light, between reason and instinct, between the ordinary human being and the awakened being. Creation becomes a journey, a quest through which shapes, colours and textures translate the subtle movements of the soul.

Her canvases bring together three complementary approaches. A thoughtful and structured style of painting, marked by straight lines, geometric shapes and sometimes collage, evokes the rational part of the being. A more instinctive and raw style of painting, born of matter and free movement, attentive to the present moment. Finally, a softer style of painting, made up of curves, pastel tones and light, symbolises the inner flame — that silent presence made up of peace and love.

Through these contrasts, Denis Doistau seeks to reveal the complexity of a being on a spiritual journey, torn between sometimes opposing forces but striving towards unity. Each canvas thus becomes a space for transformation and an invitation to let the light that each of us carries within us emerge and shine forth.