Olivier Sabria relies on the fundamentals of art to convey multifaceted meaning.  One of the most prominent aesthetic features of his work is the rudimentary line.  As if they are indistinctively drawn across the canvas, Sabria’s lines have a primal power behind them.  They lead the eye across the canvas, joining shapes and colors in the vein of Joan Miro.  Sometimes the lines themselves bend and curve to form larger shapes.  In contrasting colors to the background, the outlines suggest openness or hollowness. Seemingly plain and effortless, they signify a deconstruction of over-studied style.  The abstractions make one reconsider reality.  The shapes are recognizable in the form of human bodies, animals, and arrows yet communicate relationships, mind and body splitting, and religion. 

While grey, black, brown, and cloudy blue give an industrial feel to the canvases, striking reds speak to the vibrancy of life. The French artist’s abstract-expressionist paintings are gritty, a cross between cave paintings and graffiti.  However, in the hands of Olivier Sabria, simplicity turns complex and beautiful.