Collection: Mickaël Doucet

Blois, 1974 – lives and works between Paris and Pantin. Self-taught with an eclectic background, Mickaël Doucet has established himself in recent years as an original voice in contemporary European painting. After a degree in physical sciences and a long formative journey through India and Nepal, he began painting on his own, drawing inspiration from the study of the great masters of the past—from Vermeer to Matisse, from De Chirico to Hockney. His works are distinguished by a refined pictorial language, suspended between hyperrealism, pop art, and classical memory. Silent interiors, often contemporary homes emptied of human presence, are charged with a metaphysical tension, suggesting intimate and invisible narratives. Light, geometry, and detail coexist with a sense of emotional suspension, making each scene a reflection on identity, time, and space. Doucet has exhibited in numerous international galleries and fairs, and is represented in public and private collections, including the Luciano Benetton Collection, the Fondation Lacape, and the City of Pantin. He currently works in his studio "Le Ventre de la Baleine," a creative hub just outside Paris. His most recent research, presented in Marseille, Paris, and Turin, explores the ambiguity of "spaces of the mind"—places that, though devoid of figures, tell universal stories of memory, desire, and solitude.