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Charles Abecassis
Painter - Stylist - Designer
Charles Abecassis (*1963) is a painter, stylist, and fashion designer. Originally based in Paris, he has lived and worked in Berlin since 2013.
As a stylist for the "Patrick Hellmann PHC" men's and women's ready-to-wear collection, he and Hellmann designed the interior of the "P.H. Schlosshotel" in Berlin-Grünewald (1st prize for Germany's best boutique hotel in 2023), which houses a permanent exhibition of his numerous paintings, wall decorations, screens, and more. For PHC, he also designed the "Lalique" penthouse suite with Hellmann, featuring a large series of painted works exhibited in the suite, at the "Prince de Galles" hotel in Paris.
In Paris, he worked as a stylist for various ready-to-wear collections before launching his own line, "Charles ABK6." In 1983, he graduated top of his class from the prestigious ESMOD Paris fashion school, winning the Prix de la Création for a cardboard-inspired fabric and a design award for "Charles Jourdan" shoes the same year. Since 2001, he has been an artist, painter, and calligrapher. Exhibitions 2013 Galerie 7 Parnassiens Paris "Intimate Journal", 2022 Galerie Visconti Paris "Prelude", Galerie von Hirschheydt Berlin "Caresse" and "Le Manteau Rouge", 2023 NOTAGALLERY Berlin "Ambivalent", Galerie Reich Göttingen "Perfume of Women", Galerie Olga Hilgers Berlin "Untamed Spirit", 2024 The Fondation de L'Ermitage Paris/Garches "Bois d'encens" with the Ministry of Culture, Galerie Hennwack Berlin "Divine Kiss", BAF Bleibtreu Art Fair Berlin "Heart of Pure Sky", Galerie von Hirschheydt Berlin "Afternoon of a Faun", 10 years of the Fondation de L'Ermitage "Photo Exhibition", Mairie du 5e, Paris, 2025 The Ballery Berlin "Berlin Artist Collective".
Painting
2000 - 2025
Charles Abecassis is a multidisciplinary artist whose works delve deep beneath the surface. How do emotional, physical, and psychological spaces shape our selves?
His various series explore precisely these questions with a fascinating visual language that combines painting, embroidery, cardboard collage, drawings, and photographs.
Patrick Hellmann Schlosshotel
Berlin
2013 - 2020
Hundreds of painted works were personally created during the seven-year renovation of the hotel. He also participated in the decoration of this fascinating space, serving as a permanent and wonderful showcase for his work! The works are displayed in the rooms, hallways, staircases, spa, and more. The design, inspired by a couture universe, is coordinated in a color palette that evokes elegance and comfort, like an open door to dreams.
"Patrick Hellmann Suite for Lalique Hôtel Prince de Galles Paris" Several of his painted works are displayed in an Art Deco couture atmosphere bathed in gold, bronze, black, and ivory, with accents of modernity and luxury.
Les collections parisiennes
1980- 2010
Allure toujours...
Leather, flannel, muslin, wool drapery, astrakhan, lacquered cotton, poplin, organza, crepe de chine.
Amber, dove gray, charcoal, black, ivory, azure blue, pink...
Paris coup de foudre.
