Alzon

At a young age, Paris-based artist Alzon (born 1980) discovered the work of American artists Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jeff Koons, who would become his artistic mentors. Completely self-taught, he drew inspiration from their art as he worked to develop his own style, which could be classified as “contemporary dot art”.

Consisting of millions of tiny dots, Alzon's works are representations of pop art in the original, onomatopoeic sense of the term. In updating this style for our time, the artist uses elements of the dot art technique developed by Indigenous Australians.

"Recreating perfection through imperfection"

Alzon has been experimenting freely with various forms of art – including photography, music and sculpture – for over five years, with the ultimate goal of pursuing his passion for “recreating perfection through imperfection.” This creative quest has led to his current style of using vector circles – symbols of perfection that can be magnified to infinity and which have become a signature of his work.

‘Vraag naar gesaneerde afbeeldingen’

These circles represent one of the predominant dictates of our modern society, characterized by the drive for perfection. In this society, our image and reputation are constantly smoothed, retouched and maintained.

"The proxemics between an individual and a work of art"

Depending on what the viewer wants to feel, he can choose to get closer to the work or move further away from the work, as if he were looking at the proxemics (= the study of space and how we use it) between an individual and a work of art. If this distance is smaller, a completely abstract and therefore imperfect form is revealed as a result, while if the viewer takes a few steps back, the image that penetrates him is purely furative – thus imperfection is transformed into perfection.

Tribute to our consumer society.

In this work, Alzon pays homage to our client society by portraying his fashion icons, his gurus, his mentors, his political leaders, his great fortunes and his American and Asian superpowers. These are all artistic themes that fascinate and inspire him.

With a sense of irony and a decidedly modern style, Alzon explores Indigenous Australian art through the prism of a non-consumerist philosophy, emphasizing the juxtaposition between subject matter and chosen technique

Without passing judgment, Alzon simply underlines the elements of the society that surrounds us.