Obsessed with the human body, which he tortures, dismembers and sometimes slaughters, Macréau creates a metaphorical universe in which organs are exaggeratedly staged. Rudimentary yet effective, the symbols form the story's common thread. 

The eyes, the crosses, the tribal icons - all these elements refer to his personal torments. Relationships, childhood and religion are themes in their own right, and thus occupy a central place in his work. A master of urgent hieroglyphics, of the automatic expression of anthropological ills, Macréau paints with his gut. 

Like an outlet, a catharsis, it's a liberating impulse.

In this way, he follows in the footsteps of writer-painters. A pioneer of free figuration, the stories he tells are rambling and metaphorical. Graphical and raw, his brushwork is lively, spontaneous and, above all, highly singular.

Often associated with Jean Michel Basquiat for his primitive universe, Michel Macréau is considered by some as a precursor of urban graffiti.