76 CAPGEMINI2014 ANNUAL REPORT

Every year since 1987 Capgemini has selected contemporary artists of different nationalities to illustrate our annual report. For 2014, 12 works were selected: paintings, wall sculptures, street art...a feast for the eyes.

A feast for the eyes for 27 years!

JACKY BEIGNEUX Self-taught, Jacky Beigneux carried his easel around the countryside for ten years, perfecting his technique as he went. Born in the west of France, he paints laborers, workers, country folk, clowns and everyday objects with strong and sharp colors. jackybeigneux.fr

CLEMENS BRIELS Born in 1946 in the Netherlands, Clemens Briels first worked in advertising before becoming a sculptor, painter and jewelry and furniture designer. His colorful works feed on Latin American influences. In 2002, he was named the official artist of the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City. clemensbriels.nl

ÉLISABETH BESNIER Élisabeth Besnier began her painting apprenticeship in a workshop in northern France, where she was born. Through her use of oil paints applied with a palette knife, she seeks to express the emotion she feels in the presence of her subject. She has an affinity for portraits. elisabeth-besnier.com

CHRISTOPHE CATELAIN Pop art, street art, news and travel are just some of the many influences that inspire art photographer Christophe Catelain. Ché Guevara, a dollar bill, rock legends, film stars, superheroes this self-taught Frenchman composes his works from thousands of assembled and hijacked images. catelain-art-photo.com

OLIVIA BOA French champion of full contact boxing, model, journalist...only 34 years old, Olivia Boa had already lived several lives before becoming a painter. Passionate about quantum physics and neurology, she developed a ocular kinetic technique that influences your brainwaves when you look at her paintings. ocularkineticboa.com

ELECTRICPOPPERS Behind ELECTRICPOPPERS is a young Finnish artist who jubilantly mixes illustrations, comics and design. Self-taught and proud of it, she is guided by her imagination and flashes of inspiration. She creates very personal worlds where animals reign. electricpoppers.com

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