Alain Godon
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Alain Godon was born 1 November 1964 in BourgesBourges
Bourges is a city in central France on the Yèvre river. It is the capital of the department of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry.-History:...
, France and
learned to draw at the age of 11 in Achicourt
Achicourt
Achicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A light industrial suburb of Arras located 2 miles southwest of Arras, at the D3 and D5 road junction...
, France at the side of his artist uncle.
In 1985 he moved to Paris and then to Brighton (England)earning his living as a pavement graffiti artist.
In 1988 in the French ski resort of Courchevel
Courchevel
Courchevel is the name of a ski resort located in the commune of Saint-Bon-Tarentaise in the French Alps, in the Tarentaise Valley, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes region. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world...
, he began the first period of what he refers to as "Infantine Art".
By 1989 he had moved to Saint Tropez and started to paint his first oils on canvas. Alain currently lives in London.
Of Godon's art, Jean-Pierre Delarge declares that it is "aligned with free figuration drawing on the caricature figures of his graffiti origins. His representations are simplistic, his colors vivid, his outlines defined by thin black strokes; his figuration achieves contour and definition in the composition of curved and straight lines.
In 2009, Alain Godon founded the "Rendez-vous Annuel des Artistes de Demain" (an annual festival for artists of tomorrow). The event aims to exhibit up-and-coming artist both to the public and professionals helping these artists to attain a public profile and to access the commercial art world. Nearly 600 participants, representing all schools of contemporary art, will be attending the second festival taking place in Le Touquet in 2010. Through this initiative, Godon hopes to support unknown artists and offer them the opportunity to escape obscurity and achieve recognition.
BildoReliefo
BildoReliefo is EsperantoEsperanto
is the most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Its name derives from Doktoro Esperanto , the pseudonym under which L. L. Zamenhof published the first book detailing Esperanto, the Unua Libro, in 1887...
for a three-dimensional image.
The technique is the creation of Alain Godon introduced to the public in 2008. These pictures are digital ultra high-definition single print editions. The artist transforms his original oil painting into a unique digital work of art.
Considered a creative art, it is a process which combines the traditional art of oil on canvas with digital technology.
By "de-constructing" each element of the original oil painting and then "re-constructing" the picture by adding a shadow effect, the artist creates a three-dimensional impression. Each work of art is unique and original since it is cerated with its own color nuance. The BildoReliefo is printed by PICTO in Paris. Each of Alain Godon's original oil painting printed as a BildoReliefo series is limited to an edition of ten - each version with its own distinctive color finish.
The BildoReliefo was presented to the public in 2009 at the "Pavillon des Arts et du Design" in Paris by Hubert Konrad, co-founder of ARTPRICE.
1990s
1994: First personal exhibition at Le Palais de I`Europe in Le Touquet.1996: Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery (Poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff
Serge Poliakoff was a Russian-born French modernist painter belonging to the 'New' Ecole de Paris .- Biography :...
, Herbin, Paul Jenkins…) in Le Touquet.
1997: Personal exhibition at the Lustman Gallery, rue Quincampoix, Paris.
1998:
- Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery in Lille, France.
- Exhibition at La Tour des Cardinaux Gallery in Iles sur Sargues, France.
- Purchase by the collector Guessas of a series of paintings for an exhibition in the United States.
1999:
- Private exhibition with Artcote in Paris, France.
- Exhibitions at the Krix Gallery, Amsterdam, the Guessas Gallery, Denver USA and a personal exhibition at La Tour des Cardinaux Gallery.
- Exhibitions of thirty paintings by the museum of Le Touquet for permanent and travelling exhibitions.
2000s
2000:- Personal retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Le Touquet
- Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet.
2001:
- Personal exhibition in the Great Hall of LilleLilleLille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
City Hall. - Exhibition in the National Assembly of Franceat the invitation of the Deputy Mayor Léonce Deprez.
- First partnership with Pascal Lansberg of the Lansberg Gallery, rue de Seine, Paris (Matisse, Magritte, Fernand LégerFernand LégerJoseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of Cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style...
…). - His painting "Jules Vernes" was accepted into the public collection of the Museums of France.
2002:
- Worked in New York.
- Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet.
- Private exhibition with Artcote, Paris.
- Private exhibition in MegèveMegèveMegève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps...
, France.
2003:
- Exhibition at Seine 51 Gallery, Paris.
2004:
- Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet.
- Retrospective of one hundred paintings in the town hall of Le Touquet at the invitation of the Deputy Mayor Léonce Deprez.
- Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery, Lille.
2005:
- Personal exhibition at the Seine 51 Gallery, Paris.
- Travelled to Rhodes and studied the Greek community and its culture.
- At the request of Pascal Lansberg travelled to Bali, Indonesia and worked for two months on a series of oil paintings
- Exhibition at the Darga Gallery, Bali (BasquiatBasquiatBasquiat is a 1996 biopic/drama film directed by fellow painter Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist/neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat....
, Tom Wesselman, Chu teh Chun…) - First sale at auction of an Alain Godon painting, at the Cornette de Saint-Cyr (Paris) auction house.
- "The Last Pharaon", oil on canvas, was acquired for its the public collection by the Museums of France.
2006:
- Worked in New York.
- Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery in Lille, France.
- Publication of Manhattan Jungle, an edition which presented his current works.
2007:
- Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet.
- Publication of the book Paris-Plage et Godon by Patrice Deparpe,former Director of the Museum of Le Touquet, and Georges-Félix Cohen, photographer.
2008:
- Personal exhibition in - New York.
- Personal exhibition at the Galerie Adler (Artcote – Hubert Konrad), Paris.
- The book "Paris? mon oeil !" written by Christian Boeringer (former commercial director of the Louvre Museum) is published by Editions Artcote.
2009:
- Personal exhibition at the Pavillon des Arts et du Design, Les Tuileries, Paris, with Hubert Konrad Gallery.
- Creation of The Festival of Le Touquet (an annual festival for young artists) presided over by Emmanuel de Chaunac, Senior Vice President, Christie'sChristie'sChristie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
- Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery, Lille.
2010:
- Alain Godon is commissioned to design the poster for Enduropale.
- Personal exhibition of BildoReliefos in Miami, at Markowicz fine art gallery.
- The second Festival of Le Touquet takes place, presided over by Emmanuel Breon, Director of the Musée National de l'OrangerieMusée de l'OrangerieThe Musée de l'Orangerie is an art gallery of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings located on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Though most famous for being the permanent home for eight Water Lilies murals by Claude Monet, the museum also contains works by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse,...
. - Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet
- First sale at auction of an Alain Godon sculpture at the Massol auction house at Drouot, Paris.