JonOne - Guerlain - color flows + flyer - 2016

JonOne Catalogue – Color Flows

Maison Guerlain
I am offering for sale the official catalog of the exhibition JonOne – Color Flows produced for Maison Guerlain.

This catalog highlights the vibrant and colorful universe of JonOne, in dialogue with the elegance and heritage of the Guerlain house. A beautiful object, both artistic and editorial, enjoyed by contemporary art lovers, street art enthusiasts, and luxury houses.

Condition: The catalog is in mint condition. The flyer is in very good general condition, with a small mark on the back but invisible once framed.

The Color Flows exhibition marks an emblematic collaboration between Maison Guerlain and street artist JonOne (John Andrew Perello), a major figure in contemporary urban art. Presented at Guerlain’s historic boutique at 68 Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, this exhibition reflects the house’s aim to engage with contemporary creation and to bring street art into the luxury landscape.

With Color Flows, JonOne translates his pictorial language — characterized by swift gestures, drips, chromatic overlays, and raw energy — onto an iconic Guerlain object: the Bee Bottle, created in 1853. The bottle becomes a true artistic expression space, at the crossroads of urban art and French heritage.

The exhibition draws a parallel between:
- JonOne’s large-format canvases, and
- Reimagined Guerlain bottles painted and signed by the artist.

Dialogue between color and perfume
JonOne designed a specific color palette for each fragrance, visually translating their olfactory identities:

Blue for Shalimar
Pink for La Petite Robe Noire
Orange for Rose Barbare

Each bottle is unique, numbered, and signed, making these pieces true collector’s items, straddling the line between artwork and luxury creation.

This catalog is today sought after and almost impossible to find on the second-hand market.

Artist description:

John Andrew Perello alias “JonOne” was born in 1963 in New York and lives in Paris. JonOne began graffiti by writing his name in the city and on New York subway cars in the 1970s and 1980s before turning to canvas in the late 80s. He cites as a foundational element of his style the image of a graffiti-covered subway car generating color trails with speed. What distinguishes JonOne from other graffiti artists is precisely his attention to the movement and dynamism of color rather than figuration. He developed his “freestyle” alongside other old-school graffiti artists such as A-One and Phase II. Kandinsky, Matisse, and American abstract expressionists Pollock, de Kooning, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, and, of course, Sam Francis are also sources of inspiration. JonOne describes himself as an “abstract expressionist graffiti painter.” His style is among the most personal of his generation, blending abstract painting with street spirit. He fills the space in modern and contemporary art.

The package will be well packed, shipped with tracking, and delivered against signature.

JonOne belongs to the same street art and graffiti stream as: Kaws, Banksy, Invader, Jef Aérosol, Snoop Graphito, Vhils, Blek le Rat, Fanakapan, Orlinski, Ardif, Hijack, Mr. Brainwash, Swoon, Faith47, Obey, Durix, rnST, JR, PichiAvo, Martin Whatson, Cope 2, RIME, Seen, Dondi White, Onemizer, Basquiat, Keith Haring, Miss Tic, Dondi, Jay One, A One, Mode 2...