Jean-Luc Urbaniak

Jean-Luc Urbaniak is a French abstract painter, born in 1958 in Saint-Quentin, Picardy. Self-taught, he has drawn since childhood – from comic-book heroes to watercolours – and built a career in industrial drawing before devoting himself fully to painting. He made his first oil painting in 1985. After a long pause, he returned to his art in 2017 and now works in oil, pastel and digital media. He is the founder of Candelism, a contemporary art movement born from the meeting of nature, technology and light, influenced by Cubo-Futurism. At its heart is “Candela's World” (Le Monde de Candela): a universe in which light stands for energy, evolution and the hope of a different future. Passionate about the universe and the future of the Earth and humanity, he wants viewers to feel that our planet is at risk – from climate change, pollution, war and the loss of biodiversity – and to imagine what the art of tomorrow might be. His Candela's World collection is also available as NFTs.