Born in 1981, the French painter Kentin is a multi-talented artist. After spending 18 years in music school and 10 years in classical dancing, artistic creation is no secret to him. Writing, composing and dancing are his various meansof expression, painting then appeared in his life in 1998.

  As a self-made man, Kentin presented his first exhibition 6 months after having completed his first painting. People can see that painting is, for him, an inseparable part of his creative expression because he displays almost all his work at every exhibition.

  In July 2005, Kentin settled down in Shanghai to blend his technique and modes of expression with oriental techniques such as traditional and vanguard Chinese painting.

  As a symbol of this cultural blend, Kentin is currently working on designs to paint onto the Volkswagen Santana hood. What else could better represent the Shanghai life of foreigners and Shanghainese people who use this means of transportation? For Kentin, the VW Santana hood symbolises the life of each of us. Our long enduring interaction to the world, our small part in its story. By working with the basic metal structure he can form it into a sculpture, by associating use of various colours, materials and techniques he reinforces the symbolism of the final product.

  Each item of his collection is a hymn to life and to our common future: the cultural mingling of East and West.