Born in 1979 in Paris, France. Lives and works in Paris.
Tanc has exhibit his work in various places across the world.
His work is characterized by the uniqueness of his style, which is better understood acknowledging that Tanc grew up as a graffiti artist.
He sees street art as ephemeral, and that the creative process matters more than the result itself. To him, being an artist means embracing a certain way of life: to be fully committed, and show absolute integrity.
At the turn of the century, he mainly focused on studio work. His exploration of the possibilities of a line allowed him to immediately stand out from the usual graffiti artists. His work strives towards synthesis of his name, of tags, of individuals, of music… of life.
His work does not seek perfection, but spontaneity.
The artist’s state defines the work’s density and its precision. His heart beat activates his arm like a metronome: the artist is not trying to control this flow, but rather understand the composition that suddenly appears on the canvas, perfect balance between consciousness and unconsciousness.
Tanc composes his music and his canvasses with great spontaneity. Dense or light, thorough or unstructured, his art is not a game but rather a way of life.
He appends his signature on his canvasses as he used to do so on the walls with his graffiti since his teenage years. This discipline is above all an instinctive outlet for a need to express himself: he takes over the urban space and shouts his name across the city.
But soon the letters disappear and Tanc starts exploring formal abstraction. By focusing his work on line and color, he regenerates the pictorial tradition by confronting it with street art’s essential vitality: prevalence of action, perfection of the gesture, acceptance of the unexpected, and expression of a strong singularity. Above all else, we are taken back by the intensity of his work, by its musicality and by the remarkable resonance of lights and materials. Action, energy, and the artist’s emotion thus aim to touch the viewer in a sensual, intimate and immediate way.
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Exposition Personnelle – “NEW HORIZONS” – Février 2016
Exposition Personnelle – “RETROSPECTIVE” – 22 Septembre > 23 Octobre 2011
Exposition Personnelle – “LINE LEVEL” – 15 Avril > 21 Mai 2011
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 | « SEA SCAPE ». Galerie David Pluskwa. Marseille (France)
2017 | « LINES AND LETTERS ». Duo show avec l’Atlas. Cox Gallery, Bordeaux (France)
2016 | « HIGHLIGHT ». Duo Show avec L’Atlas. Galerie Zimmerling & Jungfeisch. Saarbrücken (Germany)
2016 | « LYRICS ». Loo & Lou Gallery. Paris (France)
2016 | «NEW HORIZONS » . David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2015 | « SIGNS ». Galerie Wallworks. Paris (France)
2014 | « THESE ARE THE RHYTHMS OF MY LIFE ». French Art Studio. London (UK)
2014 | « AUTOMATISM ». Galerie Wallworks. Paris (France)
2013 | «PROCESSUS ». Percept Gallery. Lyon (France)
2013 | « MEMORIES ». Galerie At Down. Montpellier (France)
2013 | « OSCILLATION ». Catherine Ahnell Gallery. New York (USA)
2012 | « INTERNAL AREA ». Lebenson Gallery. Paris (France)
2011 | « LINE LEVEL ». David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2010 | « TIME LINES ». New square Gallery. Lille (France)
2009 | «LINES ». Espace Beaurepaire. Paris (France)
2008 | « VARIATIONS ». Studio 55. Paris (France)
2007 | « 16ISSANT ». Galerie Stua. Paris (France)
2006 | « TNT ». Galerie Chappe. Paris (France)
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2019 | Group Show . David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2018 | « SUBSTANCES » Duo Show avec L’Atlas. Vroom & Varossieau Gallery . Amsterdam (Pays-Bas)
2018 | Group Show. David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2017 | « STREET ART ». Catherine Ahnell Gallery. New York (USA)
2017 | « STREET GENERATION ». La condition publique, Roubaix (France)
2017 | « ABSTRACT GESTURE ». Galerie Brugier-Rigail . Paris (France)
2017 | Group Show . David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2016 | « VAO GROUP SHOW». Urban Spree Gallery. Berlin (Allemagne)
2016 | « 15 CLASSES ». Saint-Jean-de-Luz (France)
2016 | « FRANCE IN ». Yoojin Gallery. Busan (Corée du sud)
2016 | « FRENCH CONNECTION » . Catherine Ahnell Gallery. New York (USA)
2015 | « DENSITÉ ». Galerie Martine Ehmer. Bruxelles (Belgium)
2015 | « URBAN ART ». La Vilette. Paris (France)
2015 | « DENSITÉ ». Galerie Celal. Paris (France)
2015 | « RIDE THE WALL ». La SIP. Genève (Suisse)
2015 | « CHOICES2 ». Magda Danysz. Shanghai (Chine)
2014 | « LOOK THROUGH ». Bund 18. Magda Danysz. Shanghai (Chine)
2014 | « TAKE ONE ». Catherine Ahnell Gallery. New York (USA)
2014 | « BLACK & WHITE ». Nicolas Buffe, Jonone&YZ. Magda Danysz Gallery. Paris (France)
2014 | « SENSITIVE EYE ». David Bloch Gallery. Marrakech (Maroc)
2013 | « EXPO COLLECTIVE ». Galerie Art Factory. Ile de la Reunion
2013 | « WORK IN PROGRESS». Les Bains Douche, Magda Danysz Gallery. Paris (France)
2012 | « PARIS STREET ART ». French Art Studio, London
2012 | « WHITE WALL ». Beirut (Liban)
2011 | « GRADATIONS » Galerie Lebenson. Paris (France)
2010 | « NERVOUSNESS » Galerie G.Paris (France)
2010 | « STRATES ». Maison des Arts. Créteil (France)
2009 | « THE SHOW ». Galerie Joseph. Paris (France)
2009 | « VAO & FRIENDS ». Espace Beaurepaire. Paris (France)
2009 | « AKRYLONUMERIK ». Collective performance. Fondation Cartier. Paris (France)
2009 | « ETATS DES LIEUX ». Galerie du jour Agnès B. Paris (France)
2009 | « STREET ART ». Galerie Alexis Lartigue. Paris (France)
2009 | « LA NUIT DU STREET ART ». Foire Saint Germain. Paris (France)
2009 | « T.A.G ». Collection Gallizia. Grand Palais. Paris (France)
2009 | « RELOAD ». Galerie Celal. Paris (France)
2008 | « LAY DOWN THE REALITY ». Galerie Moretti & Moretti. Paris (France)
2008 | « URBAN NATURE ». Espaces ruraux. Aude (France)
2008 | « POINT ROUGE ». Le cercle pan. Paris (France)
2008 | « LE MUR ». Galerie LJ Beaubourg. Paris (France)
2008 | « B CUBE ». Doors studio. Paris (France) 2007 | « SHANGAI CUBE ». Shanghaï (Chine)
2006 | « DEUX JOURS DE NUIT ». Place Saint-Sulpice. Paris (France)
2006 | « INTERSECTIONS ». Le Boaz. Bruxelles (Belgium)
2006 | « THE CONTENT OF MY HEAD IS VISIBLE ». Espace Beaurepaire. Paris (France)
2005 | « UNDERCONTROL ». Galerie du Moment. Bruxelles (Belgium)
2005 | « VERSUS COLOR ». La Kabak. Lausanne (Suisse)
2005 | « SECTION URBAINE ». Espace des Blancs-Manteaux. Paris (France)
2004 | « CITADINS EN MILIEU ARTISTIQUE ». La lune en parachute. Epinal (France)
2004 | «MONOCHROME ». Grenoble (France)
2004 | « CONCRETE JUNGLE ». Galerie Annie Stansal. Paris (France)
2004 | « ART IS STICK ». Galerie Artcore. Paris (France)
2002 | «KITCHEN 93 ». Festival Kosmopolite. Bagnolet (France)
2002 | « IMPLOSION / EXPLOSION ». Oberkampf. Paris (France)
2001 | «PALISS’ART ». Canal Saint-Martin. Paris (France)
CONTEMPORARY ART FAIRS
2018 | Urban Art Fair. Paris (France)
2017 | Urban Art Biennale. Völklingen (Allemagne)
2017 | Art Show Busan. Busan (Corée du Sud)
2016 | Marrakech Biennale #6. Tanc & Steph.Cop installation at the railway station. Marrakech (Maroc)
2016 | Contemporary Art Fair. Scope Miami (USA)
2018 | 8ème Avnue Art Show. Paris (France)
2015 | Contemporary Art Fair. ART BUSAN. Busan (South of Corea)
2015 | Contemporary Art Fair. Scope Basel. Bâle (Swiss)
2011 | Indian Art. New Delhi (India)
2010 | Cutlog Contemporary Art Fair. Bourse du Commerce. Paris (France)
2010 | Contemporary Art Fair. Scope Basel. Bâle (Swiss)
2009 | « SLICK ». Paris (France)
2009 | Stroke.01. Urban Art Fair.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
FOLLOWING SIGNS. Les Presses Littéraires 2018. Commissaire Galerie At Down
