Jean SALOU

Criticism

A fine and true watercolourist, Jean Salou is one who uses this complex discipline to further his artistic style, conferring his work with different effects and thereby crafting a contemporary pictorial language without neglecting or ignoring reality which, thanks to his talent, becomes even more captivating. Such is Jean Salou, and such is his method: impressive, bearing in mind he also paints frescos and practices sculpture. Indeed, even when painting, does he not stylishly and dynamically sculpt the essence of his designs?! His approach remains identical, guided by the same passion and sense of immediate observation that he has acquired over two decades of painting watercolours. Let’s take an example! His incredibly fluid seascapes: Jean Salou defines them in terms of impacts of light, like a modern-day impressionist, attentive to the touch of swimming pearly colours which further bring to life an almost subjective reality. These qualities are also apparent in a series of paintings depicting musicians and actors who are so skillfully analysed by the artist. And then there is this gesture that Jean Salou powerfully and seductively sustains when deciphering the mystery of the body-postures. Evoked with a rare confidence, they are set down in a few sumptuous brush-strokes that are as remarkably daring as they are self-assured.

André RUELLAN, art critic

Exhibitions

Du 20/05/2017 au 05/06/2017 : BAYEUX : 4è EDITION DE L'EXPOSITION "50 ARTISTES EN NORMANDIE" A L'HOTEL DU DOYEN

Du 01/04/2017 au 17/04/2017 : CAEN : 90è SALON DES ARTISTES EN NORMANDIE AUX EGLISES SAINT-NICOLAS ET VIEUX SAINT-SAUVEUR

Du 02/02/2017 au 28/02/2017 : CAEN : EXPOSITION JEAN SALOU ET YVELISE HOLOPHERNE A LA GALERIE ART-CULTURE-FRANCE

Du 15/08/2016 au 28/08/2016 : BEAUMONT-EN-AUGE : EXPOSITION JEAN SALOU A LA MAISON LAPLACE

Du 04/06/2016 au 09/06/2016 : BAYEUX : EXPOSITION COLLECTIVE "MEDIEVALE" A L'HOTEL DU DOYEN

Du 09/04/2016 au 24/04/2016 : CAEN : 89è SALON ANNUEL DES ARTISTES BAS-NORMANDS AU SCRIPTORIUM ET A L'EGLISE DU VIEUX SAINT-SAUVEUR

Du 18/12/2015 au 02/01/2016 : CARENTAN : JEAN SALOU INVITE D'HONNEUR DE "PEINTRES EN COTENTIN" AU GYMNASE DU HAUT-DYCK

Du 14/04/2015 au 23/04/2015 : SAINT-PIERRE-EGLISE : CATHERINE MONTHULE PARTICIPE AU 5è SALON DES CASCADES "LE CHEVAL" AUX GRANDES HALLES

Du 12/08/2014 au 24/08/2014 : BEAUMONT-EN-AUGE : EXPOSITION JEAN SALOU A LA MAISON NATALE DE SIMON LAPLACE

Du 26/04/2014 au 10/05/2014 : TINCHEBRAY : 15è BIENNALE INTERNATIONALE DE PEINTURE ET SCULPTURE

Du 05/04/2014 au 21/04/2014 : CAEN : 87e SALON DES ARTISTES BAS-NORMANDS A LA MAIRIE ET EGLISE DU VIEUX-SAINT-SAUVEUR

Du 16/11/2013 au 24/11/2013 : SOTTEVILLE-LES-ROUEN : SALON D'AUTOMNE 2013 A L'HOTEL DE VILLE

Du 19/10/2013 au 19/10/2013 : CAEN : REPRESENTATION "LES HUIT SAISONS" DE L'ORCHESTRE DE BASSE-NORMANDIE AVEC LE PEINTRE JEAN SALOU

Du 05/08/2013 au 18/08/2013 : BEAUMONT-EN-AUGE : EXPOSITION JEAN SALOU ET MARIE-NOEL MURIE A LA MAISON LAPLACE

Du 06/03/2013 au 06/03/2013 : ROUEN : REUNION D'INFORMATION DE LA MAISON DES ARTISTES AVEC JEAN-SALOU A LA HALLE AUX TOILES

Du 02/02/2013 au 27/02/2013 : CAEN : EXPOSITION JEAN SALOU A LA GALERIE ART-CULTURE-FRANCE