Jean Godin
Jean Godin, born in Angers, a city on the banks of the Loire River in France in 1943, is one of the leading contemporary French painters. After graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, he has earned high acclaim as an artist with a unique poetic world.
Godin's works are known for taking real landscapes and everyday scenes as their starting point, then transcending them to depict a fantastic and poetic world. His canvases often feature fairy-like beings and dreamlike imagery, and with soft colors and delicate brushwork, they invite viewers into a quiet world of fantasy.
As the great masters who represented 20th-century art faded from the historical stage, Jean Godin's art has rather grown in presence, garnering support from international collectors not only in France but also in Europe, America, and the Middle East. His works are beloved by many for their refined composition and poetic atmosphere.
Furthermore, Godin takes a stance different from the geometric and strict structures seen in Cubism, elegantly expressing his fantastical images within a soft sensibility in harmony with nature. His artistic world can be described as a unique poetic universe that quietly moves between the boundaries of dream and reality.
Jean Godin's works are also housed in museums and public collections within France, with facilities including the Musée Jean Lurçat et de la tapisserie contemporaine and many local governments owning his pieces. He has also received numerous awards, including the French Artists' Association Award, and is highly regarded as an important artist in contemporary French painting.
His popularity is also high in Japan; his works were introduced at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in 2012 and have since been handled primarily by major department stores. Jean Godin's works, combining fantasy and poetic sentiment, continue to attract high interest from Japanese collectors.
Jean Godin's paintings create a unique world that blends sensitivity to nature and dreamlike imagination, while inheriting the tradition of contemporary French painting. His works possess the charm to evoke quiet poetry and rich imagination in the viewer.
Galerie Francis Barlier (Paris), Galerie Issle (Montreal, Canada), Galerie Bouscarol (San Francisco, USA), Galerie Mare (Nice), Kunst Le Beaux-Arts (Ratingen, Germany), etc.
Works in Collections
Musée d’Emee, Musée du Gemmail (Tours), Mairie d’Ecouflant (Ecouflant City Hall), Mairie d’Angers (Angers City Hall), Mairie de St. Gemmes sur Loire (St. Gemmes sur Loire City Hall), Mairie de St. Aubin de Luigne (St. Aubin de Luigne City Hall), etc.
Awards
Leonardo da Vinci Award, Grand Prix at the Salon de Trelaze Exhibition, Gold Medal at the Salon de Moutiers Exhibition, Bronze Award at the Salon des Artistes Français, etc.