TEMPLON Paris is delighted to present its first show of the striking work of Hervé Di Rosa, one of the founding artists of the Figuration Libre movement.

Originally from Sète in southern France, Hervé Di Rosa has gradually forged an artistic path inspired by popular culture, animated film and comic books.

His work, infused with curiosity and innovation, has found expression through fruitful collaborations with various artisans from around the world. It has manifested in a vast array of techniques, ranging from acrylic on canvas to sculpture, egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, alongside painting on azulejos.

With “Idols and Treasures”, Hervé di Rosa showcases his journey as a painter over the past five years. The exhibition features a series of around a dozen of medium-sized and large-format paintings created between 2020 and 2024. The artist pays tribute to nearly four centuries of cultural explorations which have shaped history, drawing from the rich traditions of painting, sculpture, music and literature. Each canvas invites visitors to immerse themselves in Di Rosa’s lavish and deceptively naive world.