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Artsy’s editor-in-chief and director of content Casey Lesser on the French artist who finds poetry in the everyday

OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, ELLE HAS CELEBRATED CREATIVITY OF ALL KINDS. HERE, A RANGE OF TODAY’S LEADING ARTISTS, WRITERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS SHARE THE RITUALS, ROUTINES AND REALITIES BEHIND THEIR GREATEST WORKS, FROM MIND-BLOWING EXCEL SHEETS TO THE MAGIC OF THE DARK ROOM

It is a relatively recent revelation to me that what I like to paint is the ‘everyday’. For many years I happily pushed paint around a palette and onto a canvas without a huge amount of consideration

It is a relatively recent revelation to me that what I like to paint is the ‘everyday’. For many years I happily pushed paint around a palette and onto a canvas without a huge amount of consideration