‘Almost a selfish act’

In Francois Bonnel's show "La Part Belle,'' at Lanoue Gallery, Boston, through Sept. 27.

Francois Bonnel is a contemporary French painter known for his minimalist, mid-century modern aesthetic.

His Web site says:

“For François Bonnel, ‘painting is pure pleasure, I don’t paint to convey a message or a philosophy, it’s almost a selfish act’. Inspired by his everyday environment and the music he listens to, musicality is often integrated into his work, forming a unique personal pictorial language that expresses his emotional memories through elements of form, colour, line and space”