Nicolas Ravet, also known as Toska, is a painter from Liège who has been making his mark in exhibitions and art galleries since 2008. Guided by instinct, he has carved out his own artistic path over the years, wielding his brushes with determination. His style, which he has nurtured, refined and renewed daily for over a decade, is a testament to his unwavering perseverance. He enthusiastically continues to perfect his skills, leaving behind an impressive collection of works.

Toska's artistic approach is rooted in the breakdown of her environment into synthesised forms such as circles, triangles and squares. His overall composition is marked by intuition. Through his work, he seeks to capture the flow of life, to grasp the guiding lines of forms and translate them into pictorial expression. In a dance of criss-crossing strokes, he simplifies the forms as much as possible, plunging ever deeper into the material until he penetrates its cells, its energy, its fluids, and then extracts them.

Toska's aim is to represent Movement, the forces of a larger, universal structure. Like a carefully reconstituted jigsaw puzzle, each element is meticulously placed, creating harmony within a transcendent Whole. Her painting aspires to allow the viewer to perceive the energy of the movements that carry her away, and to intuitively develop a vision beyond the limits of the frame.

He skilfully juggles the excitement of live painting with the tranquillity of his studio. His palette of artistic expression is diverse and varied, ranging from tattoos to objects, furniture, canvases, walls and even shop windows.

His universe oscillates between primitive arts, such as Mayan art, and Street Art, whose influence is undeniable. His style, both recognisable and singular, invites us to lose all notion of space and time, creating a labyrinth of shapes and colours of surprising complexity.

But make no mistake, the apparent simplicity in Toska's work is the result of meticulous preparation. His creations first take shape in his mind, like obsessive ideas, and then unfold in the material world. Starting with compositions or lines of volume, he gradually breaks them down, simplifying as much as possible to plunge ever deeper into the material until he reaches the cells, energies and fluids that make it up.

The artist's technique, an alternative to the spray can, the pipette, allows him to contain a large quantity of paint, generating fluid and regular results. His works immediately captivate the eye, while leaving the mind transfixed. A jack-of-all-trades at heart, he is constantly experimenting with new techniques, such as phosphorescent colours, and exploring hitherto unexpected inspirations, such as the animal kingdom.

In conclusion, his art celebrates perseverance and simplicity in the midst of complexity, opening the doors to bold, intuitive contemplation.