beatrice burel

Contemporary artist Béatrice Burel develops a pictorial practice deeply rooted in the exploration of matter and its processes of transformation. Her work investigates the primordial zones of the living, where form remains unstable, fluid, and in a constant state of becoming. Water plays a central role in her approach, functioning both as a foundational element and an active medium, generating unpredictable reactions that give rise to organic and sensorial compositions. Structured in series, her painting unfolds as a dialogue between control and surrender, in which matter appears at times to self-organize. These bodies of work correspond to cycles of research and significant periods in her artistic journey, anchoring her practice in an ongoing reflection on movement, fluidity, and the human condition.

Alongside her studio practice, Béatrice Burel has been developing an engaged artistic and research-based activity at the intersection of art and psychology since 2008. She works in a hospital setting, notably at the Centre Hospitalier du Rouvray (Sotteville-lès-Rouen, France), where she leads art workshops for patients with mental health disorders. This long-term and deeply human experience informs her artistic approach, strengthening the introspective and living dimension of her work.At the crossroads of art, intimacy, and the living, Béatrice Burel’s practice asserts a singular and coherent artistic identity, driven by an instinctive relationship with matter and a continuous search for meaning.