Julien Meunié (Vichy 1948 – Mallorca 2001) was a French-born artist whose multidisciplinary background shaped his distinctive visual language.
After studying art, theatre, and French literature in Clermont-Ferrand, he followed his fascination with movement and joined the Paris dance company L’Atelier Contact in 1979, where he merged painting with Contact Improvisation. In 1982 he moved to Mallorca with his wife, dancer Susan Gray, immersing himself in the island’s light and colours, which became central to his work. Captivated by the red earth, Mediterranean blues, and white almond blossoms, he developed a profound body of landscape painting, while also exploring mythologically inspired figures and the dynamics of the human couple — often shaped by his dance background.
Renowned for his mastery of colour and technique, Meunié worked across watercolor, pastel, and oil before embracing acrylics and collage, creating richly textured compositions in his later years. Celebrated for his expansive landscapes, evocative seascapes, and expressive human figures, his work reveals a lifelong devotion to movement, atmosphere, and the poetry of place.
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