An Exlusive interview with ANTOINE CORDET
Art Market: Dear Antoine, it’s a pleasure to have this interview with you. Can we start at the very beginning? Where did you grow up, and what were some early milestones or experiences that contributed to your process of becoming an artist?
Antoine Cordet: I was born in a small town in southern Paris. When I was 13 years old, I met a friend who introduced me to graffiti, so I started drawing on paper, and later on, on walls. I then moved away from graffiti to different street art projects such as collages or street furniture transformation before moving on to painting on canvas. First, I did abstract work, then I gradually started to work on figurative art to reach the portrait now. It was a hobby during all this time, but after leaving my studies in architecture, I decided to become a full-time artist. I locked myself in my studio for two years, working and experimenting until a gallery contacted me and wanted to represent my work.
Art Market: When describing your art, Robert Fontaine, The director of FONTAINE EDITIONS and Robert Fontaine Gallery, said that “the paintings hold ghostly hints of a romantic past, exquisitely repackaged and visually anew.” How would you describe your style? Is your work influenced by any specific artists?
Antoine Cordet: I think that my paintings result from all my life experiences and what I have kept of them. I don’t refer to any particular painting style but rather draw inspiration from the things that surround me, like fashion, books, music, whatever can be seen on the Internet. I try to take the elements that interest me if I feel that it can help me and increase my approach angle.