Michael Godard Coming To Folsom September 10, 2011Again
Michael Godard brings good discussion. Oh My God...ard! These are usually the first words out of peoples' mouths when they view Michael Godard's artwork. Godard, known as the "Rock Star of the Art World" is currently the #1 best selling artist in the U.S. Since childhood Godard has had paint flowing thru his veins. He attended the University of Nevada in Las Vegas for Fine Arts and later attended The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena which is in Southern California.
Godard has been featured on Television in HBO's Cat House, A&E's Criss Angel's Mind Freak, American Casino, Inked, and a myriad of other media. A documentary on Godard's life featured at independent film festivals winning numero
us awards. His Book, "Don't Drink and Draw", the art and life of Michael Godard, was awarded Art Book of the Year.
Godard has come to Folsom 4 times in the past 3 1/2 years. He will be here again later in the year. For his last show at American Visions Art Gallery, Michael Godard had 1300 RSVPs. But the crowd was orderly yet fun. Michael's performances are like no other artist. Each is a show. "We love him!" you could hear people shout as they walked to get in line.
Godard's work is highly collected by movie stars, rock stars
, private collectors, from young to old from all walks of life. Godard's imaginative world of art is seen by millions of people each month world wide such as cruise lines, galleries, hotels, television, magazines and countless merchandising kiosks and stores. His paintings even adorn the walls of the officer's lounge in the Pentagon.
Godard's world of art invites us in to his lighthearted perspective of life that surrounds us, mirroring our lives through martinis with animated olives, drunken grapes, dancing strawberries, including his own vices of gambling and the good life. Godard's unique portrayal of fun is an exciting combination of imagination and often subtle humor which evoke and engage the creative side in "Olive" us. Paintings depicting drunken grapes, gangster olives, dancing strawberries, and flaming dice have taken the conservative art world and turned it on its heel redefining art as we know it with a new definition and of course a punch line.
Today Michael Godard is considered one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time.
At American Visions Art Gallery, he is seen as one of the coolest entertainers. He's the Rock Star of Art, says one of his followers as they pick out another piece to set aside for this years show.
