Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg and originally a creative director in advertising, Marc Felten has been painting since his teenage years. His work, marked by rare intensity, explores the organic power of the body and the vitality of desire.
Drawing inspiration from German Expressionists such as Kirchner and Munch, as well as Francis Bacon, Felten creates paintings charged with energy and movement, replacing tranquility with tension and dynamism.
At the core of his practice lies a fascination with anatomy. Starting from historical medical drawings (notably those of Carl Toldt), he scans and digitally reworks them before translating them onto canvas. Skulls, organs, hands, torsos, and faces become the foundation of vibrant compositions where the body is simultaneously physical, spiritual, and profoundly alive.
Rather than offering a clinical or morbid vision, Felten emphasizes a vital impulse. In contrast to artists such as Damien Hirst or Gunther von Hagens, whose works highlight mortality, his art celebrates the force of blood, flesh, and organic movement as essential manifestations of life.
His works are regularly exhibited in public institutions and museums, as well as in galleries in Strasbourg, Germany, and Luxembourg. They reflect an intimate engagement with the human body, questioning existence while revealing a raw beauty where desire, energy, and spirituality converge.
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