Pierre-Luc Poujol

Pierre-Luc Poujol’s work is rooted in an intimate dialogue with nature, and more specifically with trees. Each series he develops explores a facet of this deep relationship, ranging from texture to trace, from symbol to living medium. While formal approaches vary, all his creations share the same source: nature as an active presence, a creative partner.

For the artist, the tree is not a simple motif. It is language, memory, and resilience. It embodies the link between heaven and earth, between human gesture and the invisible forces of the world. In his early works from the “Between the Lines” series, we find the imprint of the plant, its eroded skin, its fragility revealed through dripping or runs. In 2020, during a trip to Claude Monet’s gardens, the artist created the “Voyage à Giverny” series, where nature is revealed through the prism of this pictorial immersion. This experience led to a museum exhibition that same year. Then came “The Forest Call,” a series where the tree becomes a symbol, a form on the edge of figuration and abstraction, like an inner and sensitive presence. Finally, in “Arborescences” and “Lisière,” the tree becomes a tool: branches are transformed into brushes, ashes are mixed with paint, offering the artist a living material, a symbol of transformation, memory, and resilience.

Each series, though distinct, bears witness to this quest for an organic language. Whether they are abstract territories inspired by bark, trees standing on the ridge of figuration, or plant impressions, all his works are permeated by a tension between the ephemeral and the permanent. They become fragments of an ecosystem, sensitive testimonies of our connection to the living world.

A recognized artist on the French and international scene, Pierre-Luc Poujol has exhibited in several museums, notably at the Paul Valéry Museum in Sète, which dedicated two major exhibitions to him: “Voyage à Giverny” in 2020 and “Arborescences” in 2024. His works have entered the Museum’s permanent collection and are also part of major public and private collections. Pierre-Luc Poujol has also received prestigious distinctions, including the UNESCO international prize in 2000 and the “Art and Nature” prize from the Rampp Foundation in 2025.

2025
“Arborescences”, Pierre-Luc Poujol, Musée de Ferrières (France)

2024
“Arborescences”, Pierre-Luc Poujol, Paul Valéry Museum, Sète (France)

2020
“Voyage à Giverny”, Pierre-Luc Poujol, Paul Valéry Museum, Sète (France)

Paul Valéry Museum, Sète (France)

Occitanie Region – Pyrenees / Mediterranean, Montpellier (France)

City of Divonne-les-Bains (France)

City of Castelnau-le-Lez (France)

BNP Paribas Cardif Headquarters, Paris (France)

FDI Group Headquarters, Montpellier (France)

Art Bastion, Design District, Miami (USA)

Bishopric of Montpellier (France)

2025
Winner of the “Art and Nature” prize from the Rampp Foundation

2002
Winner of the international competition for the creation of the official Châteauneuf-du-Pape bottle

2000
Winner of the international competition for the creation of the “Bethlehem 2000” visual identity under the high patronage of UNESCO and the Palestinian government.

Forthcoming:
“Arbographies”, Pierre-Luc Poujol, Monograph, 2026, 350 p.

“Arborescences, Pierre-Luc Poujol”, Exhibition Catalogue, Paul Valéry Museum, Loubatières Publishing, 2024, 142 p.

“Les 30 artistes 2022”, Artistes d’Occitanie, Artistes de France Publishing, 2021, 145 p.

“Voyage à Giverny, Pierre-Luc Poujol”, Exhibition Catalogue, Paul Valéry Museum, Loubatières Publishing, 2020, 39 p.

“Between the lines”, Pierre-Luc Poujol, Artelite Publishing, 2016, 168 p.

“La bible de l’art abstrait”, Le Livre d’Art Publishing, 2012-2013, 167 p.

“Pierre-Luc Poujol”, Artélite Publishing, 2011, 40 p.