Michael Godard
Oh My God...ard! These are usually the
first words out of peoples' mouths when they view Michael Godard's
artwork. Godard, known as the "Rock Star of the Art World" is currently
the #1 best selling artist in the U.S.
Since childhood Godard has had paint flowing thru his veins. He attended
the
University of
Nevada
in Las Vegas for
Fine Arts and later attended The Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Godard has been featured on Television in
HBO's Cat House, A&E's Criss Angel's Mind Freak, American Casino, Inked,
and a myriad of other media. A documentary on Godard's life featured at
independent film festivals winning numerous awards. His Book, "Don't
Drink and Draw", the art and life of Michael Godard, was awarded Art
Book of the Year.
Godard's work is highly collected by movie
stars, rock stars, private collectors, from young to old from all walks
of life. Godard's imaginative world of art is seen by millions of people
each month world wide such as cruise lines, galleries, hotels,
television, magazines and countless merchandising kiosks and stores. His
paintings even adorn the walls of the officer's lounge in the Pentagon.
Godard's world of art invites us in to his
lighthearted perspective of life that surrounds us, mirroring our lives
through martinis with animated olives, drunken grapes, dancing
strawberries, including his own vices of gambling and the good life.
Godard's unique portrayal of fun is an exciting combination of
imagination and often subtle humor which evoke and engage the creative
side in "Olive" us. Paintings depicting drunken grapes, gangster olives,
dancing strawberries, and flaming dice have taken the conservative art
world and turned it on its heel redefining art as we know it with a new
definition and of course a punch line.
Today Michael Godard is considered one of
the most prolific and influential artists of our time.