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Alain Godon is a French
painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
and
sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
.


Biography

Alain Godon was born on 1 November 1964 in
Bourges Bourges ( ; ; ''Borges'' in Berrichon) is a commune in central France on the river Yèvre (Cher), Yèvre. It is the capital of the Departments of France, department of Cher (department), Cher, and also was the capital city of the former provin ...
, France, and learned to draw at the age of 11 in Achicourt, 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 () is a French Alps ski resort located in the Tarentaise Valley. It is a part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski areas in the world. Courchevel also refers to the towns of Courchevel 1300 (Le Praz), Courchevel 1550, Co ...
, he began the first period of what he refers to as "Infantine Art". By 1989 he had moved to
Saint Tropez Saint-Tropez ( , ; ) is a commune in the Var department and the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southern France. It is west of Nice and east of Marseille, on the French Riviera, of which it is one of the best-known towns. In 2018 ...
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" (The 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
Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...
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 created with its own color nuance. The BildoReliefo is printed b
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 o
ARTPRICE


Selected exhibitions


1990s

1994: First personal exhibition at Le Palais de I`Europe in
Le Touquet Le Touquet-Paris-Plage (, Picard language, Picard: ''Ech Toutchet-Paris-Plache''), commonly referred to as Le Touquet (), is a Communes of France, commune near Étaples, in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, northern France. ...
. 1996: Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery ( Poliakoff, 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 th
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
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City Hall. *Exhibition in the
National Assembly of France The National Assembly (, ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral French Parliament under the French Fifth Republic, Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (France), Senate (). The National Assembly's legislators are known ...
at the invitation of the Deputy Mayor
Léonce Deprez Léonce Deprez (10 July 1927 – 7 July 2017) was a French footballer and politician. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) ...
. *First partnership with Pascal Lansberg of th
Lansberg Gallery
rue de Seine, Paris (
Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...
, Magritte,
Fernand Léger Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painting, painter, sculpture, sculptor, and film director, filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually ...
...). *His painting "Jules Vernes" was accepted into the public collection of the Museums of France. 2002: *Personal exhibition at the Fardel Gallery, Le Touquet. *Private exhibition with Artcote, Paris. *Private exhibition in
Megève Megève (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France with a population of more than 3,000 residents. The town is well known as a ski resort near Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Co ...
, 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 (
Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti ...
,
Tom Wesselmann Thomas K. Wesselmann (February 23, 1931 – December 17, 2004) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement who worked in painting, collage and sculpture. Early years Wesselmann was born in Cincinnati. From 1949 to 1951 he atten ...
,
Chu Teh-Chun Chu Teh-Chun or Zhu Dequn (24 October 1920 – 26 March 2014) was a Chinese-French abstract painter acclaimed for his pioneering style integrating traditional Chinese painting techniques with Western abstract art. Chu Teh-Chun enrolled in the ...
...) *First sale at auction of an Alain Godon painting, at th
Cornette de Saint-Cyr
(Paris) auction house. *"The Last Pharaon", oil on canvas, was acquired for its public collection by the Museums of France. 2006: *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. *Inauguration of the "Godon Suite" in the Bristol Hotel – Le Touquet, France 2008: *Personal exhibition "BildoReliefo" at the Elysée Gallery – 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,
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*Personal exhibition at the Dorval Gallery, Lille. 2010: *Alain Godon is commissioned to design the poster for Enduropale. *Personal exhibition o
BildoReliefos in Miami
at
Markowicz Fine Art Markowicz Fine Art is an American contemporary art gallery owned by the French art dealer Bernard Markowicz. History Bernard Markowicz opened his first gallery in 2010 in the heart of the Miami Design District. Exhibitions In February 2016, one ...
gallery. *The second Festival of Le Touquet takes place, presided over by Emmanuel Breon, Director of the Musée National de l'Orangerie. *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. 2011: * One man exhibition of paintings and sculptures at Markowicz Fine Art Gallery in Miami, USA. Special opening at the New World Center, Miami Beach (Franck Ghery building) * Installation of the third Festival of contemporary art in Le Touquet, France. * Exhibition of paintings and sculptures at the Hubert Konrad Gallery 32 avenue Matignon in Paris, France 2012: *Head in the Clouds, Drasner Gallery, East Hyman Avenue, Aspen, CO *Travel, Hubert Konrad Gallery, avenue Matignon, Paris, France *Extravaganza, Musée du Touquet Paris-Plage, France *Solo Exhibition at Fardel Gallery – Le Touquet, France *Solo Exhibition at Wilson Gallery – Dijon, France *Group Exhibition at Markowicz Fine Art Gallery – Miami, USA 2013: *Solo Exhibition at Milani Gallery – Le Touquet, France *Solo Exhibition at Hubert Konrad Gallery – Paris, France *Exhibition at Florida Grand Opera with Markowicz Fine Art Gallery – Miami, USA 2014: *Solo Exhibition, Denis Bloch Gallery, Los Angeles *LA Art Fair, Los Angeles *Solo Exhibition at Milani Gallery – Le Touquet, France *Solo Exhibition at Hubert Konrad Gallery – Paris, France Alain Godon Commissioned To Create The Art for The 2015 Miami Beach City Report 2015 : *Solo Exhibition "World Tour in Eighty Artwork", Markowicz Fine Art Gallery, Miami *Solo Exhibition at Milani Gallery – Le Touquet, France *Solo Exhibition at Denis Bloch Gallery – Beverly Hills, CA, USA *Exhibition Art Up – Lille Grand Palais, France 2016 : *Solo Exhibition at Markowicz Fine Art – Miami, USA *Exhibition Art Up – Lille Grand Palais, France 2018 * Solo exhibition at the Matisse Museum ( Le Cateau-Cambraisis) l
New-York Tahiti Godon et Matisse dans le meme bateau


References


External links

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Alain Godon Biography on artnet
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