Marc Rambeau has been exhibiting in Australia for twenty years and is known for his landscapes that  radiate vibrant colour with paint applied in a thick impasto.  In all of Marc Rambeau’s painting there is a vibrancy of movement and light within the picture plane, a heightened colour palette and always a sense of freshness and vitality.  The latest series of works are no exception, a celebration of Woman as a central inspiration, reflecting on his journey from childhood to maturity in which women played a pivotal role.  Using several media, the artist creates gestural, vibrant work that demonstrates an honesty and openness complimented by an ability to combine both the personal and the universal, the present and the past.  Central to Rambeau’s painting is his courage to embrace change, and over the decades he has navigated his subject matter effortlessly from Pacific island figurative paintings to Parisian sketches; Beijing street scenes to Flinders Ranges landscapes.  Through this varied and active art practice, Marc has consistently maintained a firm and controlling vision, a vigorous visual language in which all the colour, sensuality and diversity of life is positively celebrated.
 
Born in France, Marc Rambeau studied art at the Villa Thiole (French School for Visual Arts) and at the National School for Arts Decoratifs in Nice from 1961 to 1963.  In 1964, he joined the Robert Boell Atelier in Toulon where he continued his studies.  From 1968 onwards, Marc’s work took him to the South Pacific where he lived in New Caledonia, Tahiti, New Zealand and Chile until he took up residence in Australia.