Alain Soucasse

Biography of Alain Soucasse

Alain SOUCASSE is an artist in the noblest sense of the term, far from social gatherings and Parisian trends; this native of Provence actually gained his glory in Viking lands, in that distant Sweden more open to artistic renewal than secular France.

Having gone to teach stained glass technique at the Stockholm Academy of Fine Arts, young Soucasse created and found his style and audience. Having become an important figure in art in the Nordic countries, he returned to France, settled in his native region, and continued his creations, where the engraver's press is never far from the painter's brushes.

For in Soucasse, the stained glass specialist, there is a unique and natural talent to cut through space to rethink it in color, energy, and texture. And that is what makes his mark so distinctive, so recognizable; this boldness in blending techniques, in conceiving the universe as a gigantic patchwork in which everyone seeks their place, their tone.

And he, Soucasse, the traveler, has found his place! Between tradition, respect for the past, craftsmanship, and modernity of subjects and aspirations, he expresses himself freely, on his own line, never having jumped on any bandwagon, preferring to pursue his own path, so particular and fascinating.

(c) Natacha PELLETIER for PASSION ESTAMPES