Biography

JEAN-CLAUDE TRON

Contemporary Colorist

Jean-Claude Tron was born in 1943 in Champagne Sur Oise, France where he began to paint at the age of thirteen. Despite fulfilling numerous commissions and holding several exhibitions at prestigious galleries, Jean- Claude did not begin to dedicate all his energy to painting until 1990. Since then he has seen his reputation grow steadily throughout Europe and the United States, where his work is in constant demand.

Jean-Claude Tron is passionate about the southern region of France, in particular Provence, and this remains his essential source of inspiration. The extravagance of colors in his palette betrays the influence of Fauvist Expressionism, featuring brilliant yellow deep azure blues, strong reds, shades of violet and just a touch of vivid green. His airy canvases are characterized by simplicity of form which represents the natural order of the country side, while the thickly applied blocks of color make the fields vibrate with light.

He is a contemporary colorist whose lively, inventive paintings are executed with total freedom of expression. Jean-Claude says of his work, “I do not paint formal landscapes that represent a particular place which then binds us. I prefer a different world, a world that radiates warmth and happiness, leaving space to dream…”

For Jean Claude Tron, painting is a mood. The immense variety of his palette is that of an impassioned man and reflects the hulls and storms of life. Tron unexpectedly contrasts chromatic violence with an extreme gentleness. His unpredictable colors ensnare the eye, which remains rapt, fascinated and curious. His cavalcade of colors seduces the viewer; joy and jubilation dominate his works due to his stunning chromatic inventiveness. Despite this unbelievable variation, his work always remains instantly recognizable.

Marie-Pierre Bonniol a scholar at L’Univers des Arts explains, “The airy architecture of Tron’s canvases give forth a sense of purity that tend to tip his limpid scenes into the unreal. His works emit an aura rooted in the depth of the tones and the vigor of the line. It is a generous and careful art whose links to the abstract give, with great success, a particularly elegant result.”

Gallerie Je Reviens is pleased to present the artwork of Jean-Claude Tron for your viewing pleasure and consideration.