Louis Lambert (Lille, 1978) is a French artist living in Spain since 2001.3ttman (pronounce “3 têtes man”) is his alter ego with three heads whom he began painting in the streets of Lille in 1999, according to the artist it depicts the profound complexity of human beings and the different views that arise from one same situation. The primitive art and its intuitive force particularly fascinate lambert. Multifaceted, he assimilates in his work popular languages to make clear the innate ability of any form of expression to transcend the mundane and become art. By paying special attention to material experimentation, he has innovated with a myriad of technics using cement, silicone, papier maché, oriental ceramics, and a wide range of different formats ranging from painting, sculptures… to large-scale mural work. To him, creative pleasure is inseparable from the process; he enjoys working and it is directly reflected in his particular style: dynamic, colorful, cheerful and authentic. His interventions have led him to work with renowned institutions such as the Tate Modern (Street walking tour 2008), El País (ARCO 2012), the Spanish embassy (realization of a mosaic wall 30 meters in Hanoi 2010), the MUVIM (Valencian Museum of the Enlightenment and modernity), and participate in top international mural festivals.

To celebrate the first year of residencies in the new Varsi Lab, we hosted French artist Louis Lambert.

3TTMAN, his three-headed, three-point-of-view alter ego, collaborated with screen printer master 56Fili to produce series of unique and limited-edition prints.

“I always try to enjoy what I do as much as possible. And in this case, I really wanted to enjoy the screen printing process from the very beginning.”

In the enjoyment of the creative process 3TTMAN finds the meaning of the final work.

“What I had in mind was to go with the flow. I got here without any idea. I said to myself, ‘Let’s talk to Arturo (Amitrano, 56Fili) and see what we can do with my style and try different techniques that might be useful for my research.’ I came here to have fun in the process. And that’s what happened.”

Guided by 56Fili’s technical skill, 3TTMAN brings to the works created during this residency his particular instinctive gesture that draws inspiration from primitive art and its intuitive power.

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