This poetic fresco by Guillaume Bottazzi, in shades of blue, marks the entrance of the city by boat. It is located on the seafront, in the heart of the historic center of Martigues, which has the label «City of art and history».
It was in 2018, in the Ile de l'Île district, that the artist made this painting of 10 meters high that marks the entrance of the city by boat.
Painted in oil with shades of blue, the work was received with astonishment and enthusiasm in the region. This abstract creation aroused the imagination of local residents who, unfamiliar with abstract art, sought to find a representation.
This creation induces us to travel in an unreal universe by creating a poetic, enchanting space that evolves according to our imagination.
For this year 2023, the famous artist Guillaume Bottazzi invites us to a gargantuan artistic journey with 40 works of art to discover in France as part of the European Heritage Days. The works presented criss-cross the country from north to south of France, from Lille, via Paris, Lyon, Marseille and up to Mandelieu... Nine of them are to be discovered in the South region, including six in Marseille.

Guillaume Bottazzi is a French visual artist with a psychological and poetic approach. It has been operating for 30 years in Europe, Asia and the United States.
The artist has signed more than 100 works of art in public spaces. It receives private and public commissions from museums, such as the Miyanomori Museum of Art, who commanded him the largest painting in Japan that dresses the museum, the Century Art Museum or the Mori Museum; cities, such as Brussels Capital or the city of Tokyo, with a work of 100m²; ministries, such as the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Health.
Since 2004, Guillaume Bottazzi has been represented by the Itsutsuji gallery. This major gallery in Japan allowed him to win with several artistic commissions. She discovered artists such as Simon Hantaï, Pierre Soulages, Yayoi Kusama, Ay-o, Guillaume Bottazzi, but also introduced movements such as the Supports/Surfaces group, including Claude Viallat.
Guillaume Bottazzi’s official website: https://guillaume.bottazzi.org