Born in Lyon, Dodo was initiated to art at an early age, spending countless hours admiring the rich architecture of his native city. He spent his teenage years in the south of France, where he developed his artistic knowledge and taste for graffiti. He studied Fine Arts in Cannes and presented his first shows in galleries. In need of a challenge, he decided to pursue his career in Canada in 2010. In Montreal, he got carried away by the city’s creative atmosphere and found a real family within the Ashop and K6A crews, two multidisciplinary collectives. Through these connections, he developed his own style and created his own universe, blending aerosol painting with watercolors. He is constantly in search of innovating, as much in his technique as in the choice of his subjects. He creates artworks that combines the figurative and the imaginary. His work takes the public into a surrealistic universe, both romantic and oneiric, that exudes an edgy sense of humor with his own poetic touch.
Artwork description
The viewer is immersed in the private life of a Verdun resident. The character is sitting on the steps at the entrance to his home. It is a typical Verdun house, similar in style to those destroyed on May Street, thus giving a nod to the city’s past.
The character is taking a break while repainting the front of his house to refresh it (a metaphor for Verdun’s renewal/development). He cheerfully contemplates the horizon and looks toward the future. The house’s gallery contains local references.
This scene takes us into a surreal setting because the house is located on a beach, referencing Verdun’s future beach. This work is in line with what can be found in intimate paintings, which bring back nostalgia for a moment,but also fantasy, making the scene more cheerful and allowing us to project ourselves into the future.