Jerome Masi 'Look On The Bright Side' Print Available

Artist: Jerome Masi
Title: Look On The Broght Side (Fluorescent Red)
Medium: 1 Color Screen Print
Size: 3x (A5) 14.8 x 21 cm Each
Edition: UNSURE
Price: €75

 

Jerome Masi is a French painter and printmaker whose bold, reductive style turns complex ideas into instantly readable images. Born in 1970 and raised in the Alpine city of Grenoble, he studied graphic arts before moving to Paris, where advertising posters, metro tiles and punk flyers taught him that a single shape can carry emotional weight. Working primarily with acrylic and screen print, he builds compositions from flat colour blocks and crisp silhouettes, often limiting himself to three hues so that every line must justify its existence.

His process is both methodical and intuitive. Masi begins with loose charcoal sketches, refining forms until a figure, animal or object emerges with the clarity of a road sign. He then cuts rubylith stencils by hand, preserving the small imperfections that reveal the artist’s touch. Layers of ink are pushed through mesh onto handmade paper or raw canvas, creating surfaces that hum with saturated reds, cobalt blues and sunflower yellows. Negative space plays a crucial role; untouched areas become light, wind or sound, inviting viewers to complete the story.

Recent series explore memory and migration, presenting solitary travellers wrapped in geometric cloaks that echo both safety blankets and national flags. Exhibitions at Galerie Issue in Paris, group shows in Berlin and art fairs across Europe have sold out, while commercial commissions have brightened hospital corridors and independent magazines alike.

Whether printing a pocket sized poster or painting a three metre canvas, Masi seeks the fragile moment when simplicity reveals complexity, proving that elegance born from restraint can speak across languages and cultures.