Bl.é Art

Bl.é for Éric Blanchot, a French illustrator and artist based in Alsace, in Strasbourg, in the East of France. His work combines precision and expressiveness, mixing straight lines, geometric shapes and bright colors to create a strong visual identity.

Through a contemporary approach, he revisits his cultural influences by playing on contrast, movement and composition . His works, accessible in the form of limited and open editions, offer everyone the opportunity to integrate a unique artistic touch into their space.

About

My name is Éric Blanchot , illustrator and artist based in Strasbourg. Under the abbreviation Bl.é , I explore a territory where the line becomes language .

Each creation begins with a line : straight, clean, sometimes taut, sometimes free. It is this line that structures my compositions, defines the space, and constructs the light. The line allows me to articulate a dialogue between precision and spontaneity , order and movement .

My work is rooted in graphic arts and illustration , with a decidedly contemporary approach. I blend angular geometric shapes , strong contrasts , and bold colors in a quest for visual balance.

Background and influences

A former student of communication and illustration at the École supérieure des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg , I initially worked in the fields of visual design , art direction , and digital communication . These experiences reinforced my commitment to clarity, composition, and visual consistency.

Today, I share my world through exhibitions , collaborations , and art publications .
I also teach graphic arts and concept art in several schools of creative professions, arts and design, where I encourage thinking of the line not as a constraint, but as a form of writing.

Intention

My work is a search for balance between structure and vibration .
An attempt to make visible what the line, in its simplicity, can express: a rhythm, a breath, an emotion.

My influences come primarily from my own visual culture – images, references, and worlds that have been with me for a long time. I like to revisit them through my personal lens , my medium , translating them according to my graphic language.
Whether it is a portrait , a landscape or another subject , each work is for me a way of perpetuating this transmission , by reinterpreting it in my own way.

Approach and style

I compose using straight lines , without curves, playing with their thicknesses and tensions according to the light and depth of the planes.
This modulated black line art traces the skeleton of my works, around which color and texture are articulated. Stylized patterns , bursts, or splashes sometimes appear in the composition, like visual breaths that break the rigor of the drawing.

My practice explores a graphic syntax : simplifying forms, clarifying volumes, balancing contrasts. Each image becomes a visual construction where the line serves as a voice.

Techniques and creative process

I work primarily digitally , while maintaining a traditional foundation. The idea is born on paper, in pencil, before being developed on Procreate to clarify its intentions.

The inking and coloring are done on Adobe Illustrator , to achieve the sharpness and graphic accuracy that I like.

The artworks are then produced as high-definition fine art prints , on premium paper or rigid supports such as wood, metal, or plexiglass. Each print is designed to capture the density of the lines, the precision of the flat areas of color, and the vibrancy of the composition.

Invitation to discover my world

Whether you are an art lover , a design enthusiast , or looking for a piece that resonates with your interior , my creations come in two types of editions to meet all desires.

  • The SIGNATURE Edition
    Open edition fine art prints, accessible and timeless. Produced in high definition on premium art paper and offered in several sizes, these prints offer remarkable quality while remaining easily accessible.

  • The PRINTED Edition
    A growing collection, designed for lovers of unique works of art: limited edition prints, numbered, signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity for a truly exclusive acquisition.

Explore the creations Let yourself be inspired and find the work that suits you.

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