Alain Godon exhibits his paintings in the Museum of Le Touquet
- Dated: February 2012
- Media: La Voix du Nord
Alain Godon exhibits his paintings in the Museum of Le Touquet
He wants to make this a celebration, “a gift to all those who have supported me and shown an interest in my work.” On Sunday, Alain Godon will be centre of attraction at the Museum of Le Touquet. One hundred and twenty of his paintings are to be exhibited over a one month period. This exhibition has been christened Extravaganza and is not to be missed. It is the first time that so many of the artist’s paintings have been brought together in the town that he has adopted; a town that has seen him flourish as an artist and that he got to know during his “bohemian” period when he the resort’s nightclubs were one of his frequent haunts and he roamed the streets astride his Harley Davidson. “Le Touquet has given me a lot and now it is my turn to give back.” His gift is an exhibition which opens on Sunday and runs until 18 March. An occasion to see that Alain Godon has already given much to his town, because so many of his paintings pay tribute to it — deceptively naïve that is the characteristic of his style. Viewed through his eyes, the town hall looks like a wedding cake. By night, the Villa Tata Ice looks as though it is about to eat you up. The Rue Saint-Jean, the covered market, the dunes all teem with anarchic life in their spluttering colours. Alain Godon loves to pepper his paintings with anecdotes of “touquettois” life.