Le Closier is a visual artist who grew up in Brussels, Belgium and has lived in the US since 2016.
After graduating from business school, he chose to begin a career in the music industry as a singer, producer and songwriter.
In 1990, he was nominated at the “Victoires de la Musique” (French Grammies) for his song “Dans ma Rue”.
He then moved to Paris and for 20 years he collaborated with top selling French artists as a producer and songwriter.
In the early 2000s, mixing Pop Art and Street Art, he started painting on the walls of his Montparnasse neighborhood in Paris (famous in the 50's for being the gathering point of writers and painters i.e Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, Modigliani....).
Though it started as a hobby, it has became his main activity since 2012 when he developed a unique urban style which is a mix between Pop Art (Warhol, Basquiat, Lichtenstein, Keith Haring...) and street art (Banksy, Blek le Rat, Miss Tic, Mr. Brainwash, ....).
A few years later, Le Closier has made official portraits for tennis players (Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, Chris Evert, Kei Nishikori, Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten, Bryan Brothers, David Goffin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jeremy Chardy), American golf player Cristie Kerr or Paris-Saint-Germain's president Nasser Al-Khelaifi (among others).
In May 2016, his portrait of Chief Justice Stephen Breyer, member of the US Supreme Court, was offered to him at the French Embassy in Washington, DC.
Le Closier creates colorful compositions inspired by celebrities, arts, comics, fashion..., mixing people, brands and symbols in colorful compositions.
He likes to play with deep contrasts, mixing black with bright acrylic colors.
Le Closier's works have been seen and sold all around the world : USA, Canada, UK, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Ukraine, Sweden, Austria, China, Australia, Japan, Israel, Dubai...
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Affordable Art Fair - Azart Gallery, NYC
LA Art Show - Azart Gallery, Los Angeles
2022
Scope - Azart Gallery, Miami Beach
Affordable Art Fair - Azart Gallery, NYC
Art Expo NY - Singulart, NYC
2021
Art on Paper - Azart Gallery, NYC
Art at the Residence - Consulate General of Belgium, NYC
2020
Time2Play - White Room Gallery - Bridgehampton, NY
2019
ICONz - White Room Gallery - Bridgehampton, NY.
Gallery des Artistes – New Hope, PA
Art Expo NY – New York
2018
MAG - Montreux (Switzerland)
THE OTHER ART FAIR – BROOKLYN
Art Expo NY – New York, NY
CLIO Art Fair – New York, NY
Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Paris
2017
Pop Icons @Blanc Kara, Miami Beach FL
Dubai Index, Dubai
France Pavilion, Houston TX
American Icons @Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach FL
Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Paris
2016
Miami River Art Fair, Miami FL
Pink October @Blank Canvas Gallery, Miami FL
Salon International d'Art Contemporain, Brussels BE
Street Art Players @Galerie Perahia, Paris
France Pavilion @French Embassy, Washington DC.
