AMSTED WALLED GARDEN #21, 2025 Pigmented acrylic ink on canvas 70 x 50 cm Gift of the artist Amélie Martinez-Piat or Amsted is a self-taught artist from Aix-en-Provence born in 1982. After some fifteen years' professional experience in a psychiatric hospital, combined with a particular a particular attraction for artistic mediation, it was only natural that Amsted should train in art therapy. This new approach enabled her to direct and influence her creativity through bio-inspiration and mimicry. and mimicry. From his very first strokes, his graphic writing reveals a sinuous shape which would become his favourite motif, the curve. For Amsted, the abstract form allows for its own interpretation, evoking undulatory elements from the organic or marine world. marine world. Through her graphic representations, she instils a new way of looking at the world around us. that surrounds us. The space she chooses, whether urban or rural, allows the artist to immerse and interact with her environment. interaction of her pieces with their environment. Website: amsted.sumupstore.com Instagram : @ams_ted © Amsted