Ladislas Kijno (1921-2012) is a French artist born in Warsaw, a major figure in the Informal painting movement and a precursor to Graffiti.
He dedicated himself to painting from 1954, after studying philosophy.
At the beginning of his career, he created works in gouache and pencil, but soon devoted himself to more abstract art.
In his paintings, Kijno pays tribute to characters such as Nelson Mandela, Angela Davis or Nicolas de Staël, but also to the struggles of the peoples of Vietnam, Tahiti or even China.
His works are often described as the result of an encounter between Lyrical Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism, and use techniques such as spraying paint, creasing paper, and canvas.
For Kijno, spheroid and ovoid forms, under the influence of the egg, symbol of the absolute form, cause curved rhythms to become more and more abstract.

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“The universe is in curved expansion; energy and matter are symbolically like a ball.”
“Painting is a killer profession. One way or another, you have to leave your skin alone.”
‍Ladislas Kijno