Johanne8 (1974) - Desperate Housewife

XXL canvas painting, rolled and unstretched (to be mounted directly by a professional framer), by the artist JOHANNE 8, whose work has been exhibited continuously for 20 years in galleries in France, Europe, and Asia. Solo and group exhibitions with Ben Frost, Robert Combas, Speedy Graphito, Hervé Si Rosa, Miss.Tic…
Represented by galleries at various art fairs, including Urban Art Fair Paris, Art-Up (Lille Art Fair), Art Taipei… Press coverage: L’Express, Air France Magazine, Artittude Tome 2, and the latest publication currently available worldwide, The Bible of Calligraphy (101 Artists), AD Spain, Marie Claire Maison, etc.

BIOGRAPHY
A name that sounds like a good-luck charm once you know the symbolic meaning of the number associated with this young artist’s first name. After a career in aviation, she decided to return to her lifelong passion.
Born in Lyon in 1974, Johanne 8 now lives and works in Paris. An established contemporary artist, she has been exhibiting her paintings and sculptures in renowned galleries since 2008. Her works have been exhibited from Melbourne to Barcelona, including Lausanne and Geneva, as well as throughout France: Paris, Deauville, Megève, Courchevel, Arcachon, and Saint-Tropez…
She has also made her mark at prestigious venues such as the Grand Palais in Lille for Lille Art-Up and Urban Art Fair in Paris.
In her studio, Johanne 8 creates luminous, colorful paintings, each telling a story. Her story!!!…
The artist now describes herself as an heir to Bad Painting, a movement associated with American graffiti artists. She is part of the emerging “Street Pop” art movement, alongside other artists such as Benjamin Spark, a young and talented Belgian artist.
Recognized and selected by major names in fashion—Paul & Joe, Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), and Olivier Rousteing (Balmain)—and in French gastronomy, including three-Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic, Johanne 8 continues on her path and never stops reinventing herself.
When Johanne 8 returned to Paris, it was to devote herself fully to her first loves: writing screenplays for film and television. At the same time, she picked up her brushes again and exhibited canvases in which a wide range of techniques goes hand in hand with a rich variety of visual codes.
Johanne 8 deliberately brings images into collision, interweaving them with words to convey her inner energy and the diversity of her artistic and cultural influences. She invites viewers to reflect on their own cultural mosaic and on what shapes our hybrid identities today.
She has recently developed a new technique to add further dimension to her creations, inspired by the candy brands she likes to feature on her canvases (Milky Way, Bounty, Galak, Mars…).
This is a reminder that the artist grew up in the 1980s and is deeply immersed in the culture of that era.
Her canvases may contain references to those who have always inspired her: Basquiat, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Erró, and Julio Le Parc.
Her world also includes pulp fiction, 1950s comics, international current affairs, and major social issues.
As for the 8 added to her first name, it is the day of the month on which her son Mattia was born.