Nicolas ODINET

Criticism

Born in Le Havre in 1953, Nicolas Odinet showed a passion for drawing and painting at a very early age, and although he considers himself a self-taught artist, his love for the visual arts has led him to become a renowned artist of our time. Ready to exhibit his work in 1992, he took the requisite tour of the Salons, including the "Indépendants Normands", the CHU in Rouen, the "Caducées", and the Carmelite Convent in Bois-Guillaume before becoming an appreciated painter by numerous art galleries. Nicolas Odinet is not a figurative artist like so many others: his way of integrating the value of skies, spaces, shores, and most importantly, characters, reflects a unique way of painting and apprehending the subject. Without recreating a reality that conforms to the customs of this new century, he has been able to find a convincing way of applying colour in broad strokes, full of light and expressive contrasts, to powerfully evoke the relief of locations and the harmony of beings. He thus portrays a life which is unknown and which he perceives through subjects that are enviably simple and authentically picturesque, conveying to the observer a serenity that is never static, but instead powerfully charged with his sensitivity and incontestable talent as a result of the life that never ceases to enhance these sparkling and attractive paintings.

André RUELLAN, art critic

Exhibitions

Du 28/10/2017 au 28/11/2017 : HONFLEUR : EXPOSITION NICOLAS ODINET A LA GALERIE DE L'ESTUAIRE

Du 23/05/2015 au 15/06/2015 : HONFLEUR : EXPOSITION NICOLAS ODINET A LA GALERIE DE L'ESTUAIRE

Du 01/11/2013 au 30/11/2013 : HONFLEUR : VERNISSAGE NICOLAS ODINET A LA GALERIE DE L'ESTUAIRE

Du 18/11/2012 au 16/12/2012 : VERSAILLES : EXPOSITION NICOLAS ODINET A LA GALERIE ANAGAMA