Julien Calot
Julien Calot (b. 1981) is a French painter based in Paris.
His large-scale works depict teeming worlds — vibrant, organic, and emotional — where animals, landscapes, and abstract forms coexist in constant motion. Combining figuration and abstraction, his instantly recognizable style draws inspiration from tribal art, European modernism, surf culture, and the pulse of contemporary cities. A swirling language of signs, lines, and forms tells stories without beginnings or ends — a kaleidoscope of emotion.
“I’ve built these paintings as inner landscapes — layers of memories and emotions composing intimate spaces. They reflect the joy of natural cycles: the passing of seasons, the rhythm of the animal world, the interlacing of living matter, light, and color. Each painting is not a frozen moment, but a sum of moments — an extended time, the slow and meditative journey of painting itself. Through this repetition and transformation, I explore how nature and the mind share the same pulse: fragile, luminous, and endlessly reborn.”
A self-taught painter, Julien also explores writing, music, photography, and filmmaking. His creative approach is instinctive and free, with no boundaries between disciplines — guided by the need to express what moves him.
Julien is an acclaimed creative leader in the world of communication. He is Chief Creative Officer of McCann Paris, and Global Creative Director for L’Oréal brands. His unusual path — between art and advertising — has shaped a unique sensibility, both conceptual and sensual, emotionally driven and socially engaged.
His work has been exhibited in France (Paris, Lyon, La Rochelle) and internationally — in New York, Hong Kong, and across major art fairs in Europe and the US.
Latest solo shows
2026 Sanctuary, Galerie Loeve & Co, Paris
2021 Passengers, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2018 l'île, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2017 Solo exhibition, Galerie Thorigny, Paris
2017 On the Road, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2016 The party, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2015 Apnea, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2014 Big Bang, Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris
2011 Solo exhibition, Meyer Le Bihan Gallery, Paris
Selected latest group exhibitions
2018 Galerie Betina, Paris
2018 Lausanne Art Fair, Lausannne
2018 YIA Off Fiac, Young International Artists, Paris
2017 No More Black Targets, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York
2016 thé ou café, Catherine Ceylac, Paris
2014 Retrospective, Chapelle des dames banches, La Rochelle
2014 Big Bang, La Rochelle with Robert Combas
2012 Lille Art Fair, Lille
Available works
Julien Calot, La Fonte des Nieges, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 114 x 148 cm
Julien Calot, L’ile, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 114 x 148 cm
Julien Calot, Le Cycle de L’eau, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 114 x 148 cm
Julien Calot, Les Glaciers, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 114 x 148 cm
Julien Calot, La Saison des Pollens, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 114 x 148 cm
Julien Calot, Esclats de Soleil 2, 2024/25, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Jardin de Cactus, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, La Sieste des Chats, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Petit Tigre et le Serpent, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Les Bengals, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Cactus et la Guêpe, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Cheval Bleu, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Phoenix, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Mirage, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, La Forêt Tropicale, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Jour de Fête, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Toucan, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Les Oiseaux du Paradis, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Requin, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Julien Calot, Le Lagon, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm
Juliet Calot, Les Dauphins, 2022/23, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 62 cm