A multifaceted artist, draftsman, and painter based in Bordeaux, Benjamin Saint-Martin embraced his vocation at a very young age. At just 17, he joined the graphic design school Créasud, now known as École de Condé. There, he earned his diploma as a graphic illustrator and was awarded 4th place in the prestigious national Tria competition, organized by the famous marker brand beloved by designers.
He soon turned toward mural painting and completed an apprenticeship alongside his teacher Alain Artic at the La Teste Zoo — a formative experience that led him to Brussels, to the Van der Kelen School, a legendary institution founded in 1882 and the only one in the world to teach the ancestral techniques of decorative painting. There, he earned a diploma as a decorative painter before further enriching his practice through a decisive encounter with Michel Nadai. This collaboration took him to Scotland, where he spent eight months working on the restoration of Stirling Castle for Historic Scotland. He hand-painted figurative oil decorations and learned the art of tempera — an ancient technique made with egg or fig milk, both demanding and delicate.
