Julien Airault (1979 - )
Biography
Born in 1979, Julien Airault is a French painter and sculptor.
A self-taught artist, Julien Airault has been interested in art for more than 15 years. His first steps as an artist are devoted to watercolor, a technique that attracts him by its lightness and technical constraints. He then realizes a series of exhibitions in portrait gallery in an expressionist style with which he will have a lot of success.
Following a change in his personal life, he decides to paint his first abstract canvases and the Chinese art scene of the second half of the 20th century becomes for him an inexhaustible source of inspiration and energy.
Fascinated by post-war painting and especially by the artists of the lyrical abstraction movement, he draws his artistic influences from illustrious artists such as Zao Wou-ki and Chu Teh Chun.
Success is immediate! On his canvases, matter is the vehicle of a real emotional lift. The spectator is immersed in an universe where softness and nervousness, tranquility and chaos, dream and travel come together.
Collectors are at the rendezvous, the same ones who admire and own the works of the masters of lyrical abstraction.
In October 2021, the Sarto Gallery is proud to release its first monograph of the artist's career, which covers almost 200 pages.
His book "Une abstraction atmosphérique" is available at the gallery on request and on our website.
He also created a series of oil paintings of the Black Sea, which reflect his interpretation of the Mediterranean Sea at night. His poetic works captivate us. Julien has shown us that he can play with the codes of figurative art while retaining his creative freedom.
Selected artworks
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed on the back
Dimension : 97 x 130 cm / 38.19 x 51.18 in.
2025
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed on the back
Dimension : 97 x 130 cm | 38.19 x 51.18 in.
2025
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed on the back
Dimension : 92 x 73 cm | 36.2 x 28.7 in.
2025
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed on the back
Dimension : 92 x 73 cm | 36.2 x 28.7 in.
2025
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed lower right
Dimensions : 92 x 73 cm | 36.2 x 28.7 in.
2024
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed lower right
Dimensions : 92 x 73 cm | 36.2 x 28.7 in.
2024
Julien Airault
Untitled
Oil on canvas signed lower right
Dimensions : 92 x 73 cm | 36.2 x 28.7 in.
2024
Exhibitions at the Gallery Sarto
Main exhibitions
2025
“Collectif” - Group Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
2024
“Collectif” - Group Show - Galerie Sarto - Genève
2023
BAD - Art Fair - Booth Galerie Sarto - Bordeaux
PAD - Art Fair - Booth Galerie Sarto - Paris
2022
"Airault by Ausset" - Solo Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
"Série blanche" - Solo Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
Solo Show- Galerie Raugraff - Nancy
2021
Solo Show - Galerie AD - Montpellier
“Acte III” - Solo Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
2020
“Acte II” - Solo Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
Solo Show- Galerie Raugraff - Nancy
2019
“Silences” - Solo Show - Galerie Sarto - Paris
“Beckrich” - Group Show - Galerie Raugraff - Nancy
Solo Show- Galerie Jane Griffiths - Val d’Isère
2018
“Élévation” - Solo Show- Galerie Vent des Cimes - Grenoble
“Poésie de l’instant” - Solo Show- Galerie Raugraff - Nancy
“Élévation” - Solo Show - Galerie Nicole Gogat - Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Lille Art Up - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lille
“Salvation” - Solo Show - A2Z Art Gallery - Hong-Kong
2017
Lausanne Art Fair - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lausanne
Lille Art Up - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lille
2016
Luxembourg Art Fair - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Luxembourg
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Montpellier
Solo Show - Galerie Vent des Cimes - Grenoble
“Les Chemins de l’abstraction” - Solo Show - Galerie Nicole Gogat - Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lyon
Lille Art Up - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lille
Art Karlsruhe - Art Fair - Stand Roy Sfeir - Karlsruhe, Allemagne
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Paris
2015
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Montpellier
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Mulhouse
Art Touquet - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Le Touquet Paris-Plage
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Bordeaux
“L’Abstraction en héritage” - Solo Show - Galerie Nicole Gogat - Aigues Mortes
Lille Art Up - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Lille
2014
Art 3F - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Bordeaux
St’Art - Art Fair - Stand Nicole Gogat - Strabourg