Guy Buffet was born in Paris, France in 1943.
As a young boy, Guy left his conventional school to enroll in the Beaux Arts School in order to study art full time.
Guy later joined the French Navy in 1961; he was ready to discover the world. The Navy recognized Guy Buffet’s artistic talent and named him their official artist.
Guy Buffet has traveled the world over and over again since his Navy days.
With Guy Buffets family in the restaurant business and his fondness for fine food and wine. Guy Buffet has been greatly influences by the great chefs, sommeliers and waiters he has come to know. Guy Buffet has consistently capturing the spirit of the French and their love for fine food & wine in may of his paintings.
Screen-printing is the most painterly of the printing techniques. It allows the use of layer upon layer of color, exploiting line and mass in bold ways.
The inks can be printed as rich impastos or thin transparent glazes. The result is a print that is both vivid in hue and displays a rich tactile surface.