Haas, Michel, Bouquet V, 2006
2006
Mixed media on paper
54 x 46 cm
Signed by the artist lower center
“When I paint a tree or a man, I believe in it so much that in my eyes it becomes reality. At the same time, since I’m not completely naive, I know it’s painting. So I keep swinging back and forth between “it’s true” when I’m doing it and “it’s only paint” when I step back to look at what I’ve done. This ambiguity is always there, and I believe that the presence in my paintings is born of this sensation.
Interview for Libération with Henri-François Debailleux.
About the author
Michel Haas (1934-2019)
Michel Haas was born in Paris in 1934. He studied philosophy before turning to the visual arts […] Michel Haas draws his inspiration from the world around him. Living in Paris, he paints life in the city: people captured in moments of life in scenes from everyday life, men, couples, cyclists, animals, men drinking, musicians, dancers, trees, flowers, everything that makes up life.
