Rémi Jouandet

Rémi Jouandet is a painter working in Valence Drôme, France. For collectors he is one of the best kept secrets outside France and Canada. However, it is quickly changing, and it is all to do with his semi-abstract portraits.
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See in the not-too-distant past art critics felt uneasy about dealing with portraits of celebrities. Particularly, in the days when the novelty value of Warhol’s serial ‘Marylins’ wore out, and art had to shock, and teach us to abhore beauty. For the record, either one end of the polarised scale is justified by us — as is everything in-between.

But then entered Elizabeth Peyton, a reputable, and formally trained artist who defied the prevailing dogma and championed the celebrities. Along with her exagerations came increasing focus on high-gloss cult images in the tabloid-media. Arguably, with Peyton’s and Jouandet’s work, there is a fine line between offering something kitsch, and adding some other dimension. Jouandet’s work falls into the latter category with the caleidoscopic feel he adds to each piece. The art has impact and is stripped of any sense of sentimentality.

Rémi Jouandet is quite indifferent to what goes in an out of vogue with art critics. He caries on with timelessness as an ideal. We...

Licence d'Arts Plastiques.Paris Sorbonne.

2015
A Quatre Fabric Arts
Du 1 er au 31 Décembre.Vienne
Salon Vienn'art.Vienne.
Du 17 au 26 Octobre

Sunday 30th August

Adelphi Hotel .Liverpool.
International BeatleWeek Convention



2014
Salon : VIENNART , Vienne

2013
Salon des Arts de Maisons-Laffitte
Le Boog , Vienne
Galerie Léty , Vienne.
SALON : VIENN'ART .Vienne
Cultura .Valence

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2012.

Cultura Valence
Café Théatre ," La Charette" . Romans

2011

Salon du C.A.P.A du Puy en Velay
12 eme Salon des Indépendants .Lyon
4eme Festival de la Création Artistique de Valence

2010

Cultura .Valence
Galerie Art Génération.Paris
Galerie Le Cercle des Arts.Toulouse

2009

Galerie Art Génération.Paris
Chambre de commerce et d'Industrie de Valence
10eme Salon des Indépendants .Lyon
Salon de Mai.Paris​​
Salon du Pont de Cheruy
Salon International de Printemps.Lyon
Gallery Gora.Montréal.Québec.

2008

Galerie Mélaine Busseuil.Romans
Cloitre de Saint-Genis-des-Fontaines
Salon de Mai.Paris
Cultura Valence