Philippe BOSIO
Philippe Bosio is a French painter, writer, sculptor and art collector with a life shaped by extraordinary adventures.
His artworks reflect travel, memory, and cultural encounters through vivid, expressive forms.
As a collector, he supports diverse, emerging talents from around the world.
His writing documents his journeys and artistic insights with clarity and passion.
PHILIPPE BOSIO. Oil painting.
Title: Opium Smoker
Artist: Philippe Bosio (French, 20th century)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions: [Not provided]
Description:
Original painting by Philippe Bosio depicting a reclining man smoking opium. The figure is stylized with mechanical and abstract forms, combining human anatomy with components reminiscent of gears, levers, and tubes. Rendered in warm reds, oranges, and blues against a soft yellow background, the scene evokes both dreamlike detachment and physical ritual.
Bosio’s work reinterprets traditional opium-smoking imagery through a surreal and modern lens. The composition reflects the introspective and isolating nature of the opium experience, while the mechanical details suggest the ritual’s repetition and systemic place in society.
PHILIPPE BOSIO. Oil painting.
Title: L’Opiomane au Soleil
Artist: Philippe Bosio (French, b. 20th c.)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions:
Description:
French artist Philippe Bosio presents a surrealist tableau of a man in the throes of an opium-induced reverie. The composition centers on a semi-reclined figure, whose fragmented form is composed of radiating cylinders and mechanical motifs, suggesting both euphoria and disintegration. This psychedelic abstraction imbues the subject with a hallucinatory aura, reflecting the inner landscape of altered consciousness.
Bosio’s bold palette—rich in primary reds, blues, and yellows—intensifies the psychological charge of the work, while the crisp outlines and flattened perspective lend it a modernist clarity. This painting evokes themes of escapism, solitude, and the seductive peril of narcotic indulgence.
This work exemplifies Philippe Bosio’s distinctive fusion of figurative surrealism with social commentary. Through abstraction and symbolic distortion, L’Opiomane au Soleil probes the complex relationship between intoxication and identity, inviting the viewer into a meditative space where perception is both heightened and obscured.
Philippe BOSIO
JIM MORRISON inspired by Leonardo Da Vinci,
Bronze sculpture with green patina
This bronze sculpture reinterprets Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic Vitruvian Man, translating the Renaissance master’s study of human proportions into three-dimensional form. The figure stands within a large circular frame, arms and legs extended to convey balance, symmetry, and the harmony between man and the universe. Cast with a textured surface and green patina, the work evokes a timeless quality, bridging classical ideals with modern sculptural expression. It serves as both an homage to da Vinci’s pursuit of knowledge and a meditation on the enduring quest for human perfection.
