Jim Céladon

My artistic approach focuses on the representation of memories and recollections, mainly using paint on canvas and paper. I explore themes such as the passage of time and the effect of color on emotions.

My style is characterized by its reality, its graphics, its vivid colors, its dreamlike, nostalgic and poetic aspect.

My main source of inspiration comes from photos I take personally, from memories and vacations, but also from photos of unknown people I find on social networks. These moments in life are transposed onto canvas. Portraits, bathing scenes, solitude and memories of personal significance that have influenced my career are recurring themes in my work.

By using social and cultural contexts in my work, I seek to convey the memory of my time, to leave a reminder of my daily life and that of unknown people.

Solo Show
2022 - Flowers, La Taverne Gutenberg, Lyon - France
2016 - Nothing Lasts Forever, Wud & Iron, Lyon - France
2014 - Miroir Miroir, La Breche Art Space, Lyon - France
2013 - Réalité Double, Cultural Center, L’arbresle - France
2009 - Faces Contre Figures, Paris Pionnières, Paris - France

Group Show
2023 - Amours Liquides, Sofffa, Lyon - France
2022 - Wild Flowers, Résonance Biennale de Lyon,Lyon - France
2020 - Possible Futur, Online EV-Largo, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2017 - Ici Et Maintenant, La Taverne Gutenberg, Resonance 14e Biennale Of Contemporary Art, Lyon - France
2015 - L’immobile Vivant, La Taverne Gutenberg, Lyon - France
2014 - En Conversion, La Taverne Gutenberg, Lyon - France
2011 - Ici Et Ailleurs, Cabbine, Lyon - France
2010 - SLICK, Esplanade Of Palais de Tokyo, Paris - France