• A mixed media artwork on a collage of newspaper pages depicting five children in various poses, with some seated and others standing, painted in shades of blue, purple, and red.
  • A watercolor painting of a woman and a man standing close together, with a newspaper background. The woman has long hair, a purple top, and shorts, with her hand resting on her head. The man is shirtless, with curly hair, and is wearing light-colored pants. Both figures are painted with a mix of purple, blue, and white tones.
  • A mixed media artwork depicting three young men in casual clothing, with newspaper clippings as the background. The central figure is painted with a combination of realistic and abstract styles, wearing a white shirt, jeans, and a baseball cap, with a backpack. The other two figures, on either side, are sketched with minimal detail, also wearing caps and casual clothes, and are outlined in dark ink. The background features recognizable newspaper headlines and city names like California, Cali, Fornia, and Washington Post.
  • A mixed media artwork featuring a person curled up and hugging their knees, painted in shades of blue, with a real person's face and arm collaged onto a newspaper background.

Emotionally Charged Mixed Media Collages

Sébastien Montel builds collages that evoke emotion from torn images, paper headlines, and oil to found textures. Each piece explores memory, identity, and vulnerability, weaving expression into narratives that are borne of our humanity

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Jazz Rebirth
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Soledad
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A man observing three artwork pieces on a white wall in an art gallery. The artworks depict dancers and collages of faces on newspaper pages.

About Sébastien Montel

Sébastien Montel reimagines expressionist art through captivating oil paintings and collages that seamlessly intertwine dynamic brushwork with deep psychological themes, inviting viewers to explore the complexities of the human experience

Based in Los Angeles, Sébastien Montel's work conveys the emotions of nameless, faceless subjects through sweeping brushstrokes and vibrant colors

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