The Bastélica sisters

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Marie-France, Loetitia and Martine Bastélica were born on December 31, 1955. Monozygotic triplets, originating from a single egg, they embody a rare form of shared uniqueness. Corsican on their mother’s side and from Grasse on their father’s, their childhood was shaped by vivid imagination and a deep connection to nature. From this fusion — nourished by trees, hills, and the quietude of the South — arises their painting, both dreamlike and hyperrealistic. At a very young age, they dreamed of attending art school but, following their father’s decision, pursued another path: law.

They spent twenty years at the registry of the Commercial Court of Grasse, from 1980 to 2000, in an administrative environment where poetry seemed entirely absent. This period distanced them from their profound creative impulse and left within them a sense of incompleteness. Yet frustration sometimes becomes a catalyst. An unexpected event disrupted their trajectory and reignited their shared vocation. From that moment on, they chose to fully embrace their bond with painting. Since then, they have signed under a single name: Bastélica — one painter, yet always with three hands.

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Self-taught artists, the Bastélica sisters invented their own style. They paint on the same canvas, at the same time, with a rare and almost sacred mutual respect. Their early works bear poetic titles: Le Monde Fleur, La Femme Canon, L’Amour éternel, Dream in Red and Blue. From their very first exhibition at the Cannes International Painting Festival in 1993, their approach captivated the public: they received several awards, including the Audience Prize, selected from more than 3,000 artworks. Their art was immediately recognized for both its visual strength and the uniqueness of their creative method.

But in 2003, a double emotional loss disrupted their balance: a family bereavement and a profound personal rupture froze their inspiration. Months passed without a single work being created. Then one morning, Martine had a vision — that of an egg. From this intimate revelation emerged a new series, Les Mondes parfaits, inspired by the symbol of rebirth. Their style became more metaphysical, influenced by the world of Magritte. This shift marked their “second artistic life,” which they themselves describe as a “diversion of the soul.”

Since then, Bastélica has never stopped exhibiting: in Paris, Cannes, Monaco, at contemporary art fairs and in private galleries. Their work constantly plays with the notion of “three”: three figures, three signs, three dominant colors… Even their signature is a powerful symbol — a B without its bar, shaped like a stylized “3,” a curve that becomes a heart if the line is extended. They often speak of a “silver thread” that invisibly connects them, creating this sense of movement and harmony throughout their paintings.

Now based in Peymeinade, they draw endless inspiration from the landscapes of the Grasse hinterland. The South — its colors, its light, its vibrations — nourishes their work like a shared breath. Bastélica is far more than an artist’s name: it is a way of being, an art with three voices, a collective beating of wings that transforms reality into dream. This plural painter, both singular and fused, carves out a unique path in the contemporary art world.