As a center for urban art, Fluctuart takes you to meet the artists and gain a better understanding of their creative process. Meet Bault today.
Can you tell us a little about yourself and your artistic practice?
I’m Bault; I draw and paint to save the world from its deadly lethargy.
What’s your background, and how did you start creating?
I’m from a small village near Rodez in Aveyron. I’ve always watched my father draw and take a passion for the little things in life. I do the same thing he does.
I studied at the Beaux-Arts in Avignon and the Arts Déco in Strasbourg, where I left the world of drawing behind to explore new media like video and sound. Drawing made a strong comeback later in Paris through the people I met and my urban wanderings.
In your day-to-day work as an artist, what inspires you? What triggers the creation of a piece?
People often talk about my work on the bestiary or monsters, but I mostly feel like I’m talking about life, current events, and my immediate surroundings. I’d say that my inspiration comes from my daily life—from what I see and experience.
The trigger is, above all, the desire and the pleasure of embarking on a new artistic adventure. No matter the subject, I’m not just creating decoration. I navigate without a compass between illustration, comics, urban art, and contemporary art…
Can you explain how you build a piece of art? What are the different stages of the creative process?
It varies a lot; it all depends on the piece’s intended purpose. If there’s no direct client, the first step is to “dirty up” the blank sheet of paper. I love Ralph Steadman’s work; here are a few videos that illustrate this idea. Next comes a period of reflection or letting go, as if you were watching the clouds and seeing shapes in them. Then comes the graphic work of drawing the lines that will reveal the figure.
That said, each series involves new creative processes—nothing is set in stone.
Discover the conception of the work below Ramen humus.
As an urban art center, Fluctuart takes you to meet the artists in order to better understand their creative process. See you today with Bault.
Can you remind us who you are and your artistic practice?
I am Bault, I draw and paint to save the world from its deadly torpor.
What is your background, how did you start creating?
I come from a small village near Rodez in Aveyron. I have always seen my father draw and be passionate about the little things in life. I do the same as him.
I did the Beaux Arts in Avignon and the Arts Déco in Strasbourg where I left the world of drawing to discover new media such as video or sound. The drawing came back in force later in Paris with the meetings and the urban peregrinations).
In your daily work as an artist, what inspires you? What triggers the creation of a work?
People often talk about my work on bestiary or monsters but I have the impression I'm talking about life, current events, my direct environment. I will say that what inspires me comes from my daily life, from what I see and live.
The trigger is above all the desire and the pleasure to project oneself into a new graphic adventure. Whatever the subject, I don't do decoration. I navigate without a compass between illustration, comics, urban art and contemporary art...
Can you explain how you build a work? What are the different stages of creation?
It varies greatly; it all depends on the purpose of the work. If there is no direct client, the first step is to “mess up” the blank sheet of paper. I love Ralph Steadman’s work; here are some videos that illustrate this idea. Then comes the process of thinking or letting go, as if you were looking at the clouds and seeing shapes in them. Then comes the graphic work of drawing the lines that will reveal the figure.
This being said, each series calls for new creative processes, nothing is fixed.
Discover below the design of the work Ramen humus.