Hervé Scott Flament, born on February 1st, 1959, in Paris, is the grandson of the clown John Scott, who traveled throughout Europe with the Australian Circus in the early 20th century. His father, an acrobat, tragically committed suicide when Hervé was very young, leaving his mother to raise him. She instilled in him a love for the supernatural, fantasy, and the "fantastique" culture inherited from the Romantic era.
Fig.1. Hervé Scott Flament
Punk Movement
Initially, Hervé pursued studies in natural sciences, aiming to become a paleontologist or zoologist. However, in 1977, the burgeoning punk movement dramatically changed his trajectory. He picked up the guitar and immersed himself in the punk music scene, spending the next decade playing with various French punk bands. His band, Ici Paris, recorded one LP and four singles during this time.
Sold Quickly
New interests eventually led Hervé to painting. His first works sold quickly, encouraging him to dedicate more time to his new passion. A self-taught artist, Hervé revived an ancient painting technique that no contemporary art school could have taught him. His unique background and unconventional journey have deeply influenced his artistic style, blending fantasy with a rich cultural heritage.
Quotes by Flament from an earlier interview with Heaviest of Art:
Passion
"When you have a true passion, I think you can learn even the most difficult science by yourself. With assiduous work, you may achieve your goal, whatever it is. I first was a musician, but in a country like France, playing in a rock 'n' roll band and hoping to live on it is pretty inconceivable. After a while, my band had no more record contracts and at that period, making records cost a lot of money, which I didn't have. So, I had to find another way of creation. I could have become a writer, but I chose to paint. For three years after 1984, I painted eight hours a day, learning art by doing paintings daily. I learned this way to draw by painting nudes, perspective, and animals. Passion is the key, nothing else!"
Fig.2. "Ophelia" (1851) by John Everett Milais
Influences
"Many books from my mother's library were covered by a fantasy or sci-fi illustrator. Most of the pulp magazines like Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, or french galaxy and fiction books have been painted by those artists. Otherwise, I remember having been enchanted by the Millais' "Ophelia" (1851 - Fig.2) illustration from the "Ophélie" (1870) poem by Arthur Rimbaud in a school book."
Below you can find a selection of his adult work...
Fig.3. Isabelle and Agathe Opus
Fig.4. Isabelle and Agathe Opus 2
Fig.5. Agathe's Cat
Fig.6 Alice's Wonderland
Fig.7. Alice and a Friend Opus 1
Fig.8 Hello World?...This Is Paris!!!
Fig.9 Mission Razac! - a Private Joke!
Fig.10 Un Baiser Entre Mille (A Kiss Among Thousand), 2014
Fig.11 Moorish 2
In the extended Premium version of the article you can learn more about Flament's interests, the visions for his paintings, an analysis of the work that took him four months to achieve, and many more pics of his "adult" paintings.
Click HERE for the perverted nuns and other adult fantasies of the Spanish painter Galan Eyacule
More artwork of Hervé Scott Flament can be found on Deviant Art
Sources: scottflament.com, heaviestofart.com, soundcloud.com, twitter.com
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