He studied fine arts in Clermont-Ferrand and moved to Paris in 1979 as a painter. His first Parisian exhibition is at the Diagonal Gallery of Egidio Alvaro. It belongs to "Zig Zag in the Savannah", a group of trans-disciplinary artists (performers, visual artists, dancers) who intervene in disaffected places. In 1985, Bernard Lamarche-Vadel exhibited his painting at Galerie Claudine Brà © guet. From the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s his main exhibitions will be held at the Galerie Philippe Gravier in Paris. He shares several experiences and residences with the painter Bernard Cousinier and the sculptors Léo Delarue and Vincent Barré: "Castile-Bastille / A UA CRAG" in 1990 -1991, Peyrorhade lééà © 1991. A book, In quarto, workshop lyrics, reflects this common experience.

In 1995 he collaborated on the writing of Eau douce, a film made by his partner Marie VERMILLARD. From 1997 he made films for the cinema and also videos presented during exhibitions. His short films The clothespins, The apple fig and almond are noticed. He then realized The End of Animal Reign in 2003, and then Continued Talk in 2010 in collaboration with Marie Vermillard. He continues simultaneously to paint and expose. The Roger-Quilliot art museum in Clermont-Ferrand devotes an exhibition to him in 2009. Joël Brisse also practices photography and writing. He sometimes acts as an actor in the cinema.