Jean-Paul Goude | |
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 Jean-Paul Goude in 2008 | |
| Born | (1938-12-08)8 December 1938 (age 86) Montreuil, France |
| Education | École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs |
| Occupation | Graphic Designer |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Spouse | Karen Park Goude |
| Children | 3 |
Jean-Paul Goude (born inMontreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis 8 December 1938[1]) is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, advertising film director and event designer.[2] He worked as art director atEsquire magazine inNew York City during the 1970s,[3] and choreographed the 1989 Bicentennial Parade inParis to mark the 200th anniversary of theFrench Revolution.[4] In addition, over the last three decades, he has createdcampaigns and illustrations for brands includingPerrier,Citroën,Kodak,Chanel,Kenzo,Shiseido,Cacharel,H&M,Galeries Lafayette andDesigual.[citation needed]
Jean-Paul Goude was born on 8 December 1938 to an American ballet dancer, and a French elevator repairman, and grew up in the Paris suburb ofSaint-Mandé . According to his bookJungle Fever, the most notable characteristic that Goude acknowledged in his childhood self was a fascination with black people.[5] The vast majority of his models are black women.[5]
Goude's mother exposed him to different forms of print media. "At home, we received American magazines," Goude toldVogue magazine. "The advertising, in the 1960s, was extraordinary. The first time an issue ofEsquire arrived with a cover byGeorge Lois, I said to myself, that's what I want to do."[6] He studied at theEcole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris before embarking on his career as an illustrator.[3]
In 1968,Harold Hayes, editor ofEsquire magazine, asked Goude toart direct a special edition of the magazine to celebrate its 75th issue. Several months later, Goude was asked to become the magazine's full-time art editor, despite having limited experience working with layouts.[3] His illustrations for the magazine, including an oil-on-photo painting ofMao Zedong in theYangtze River with a rubber Donald Duckie,[7] have been described as skirting on the edges ofsurrealism.[6]
Goude worked closely with model-turned-pop-singerGrace Jones, consulting on her image, choreographing her live stage performances, directing her music videos, and creating her album covers.[3] Goude used retouching before computer manipulation to depict Jones in an impossible pose for herIsland Life album.[3] Jones also appeared in much of Goude's other work, including his 1985Citroën CX 2 commercial.[8]
Published in 1983, Goude's bookJungle Fever includes many of Goude's photographs, as well as autobiographical information.[9] The book is separated into several chapters, each titled with the name of the models used in his photographs.[5] Goude was known for creating exaggerated and manipulated forms using collage and post-production tactics and the book shows the progression of several works from sketch to finished work.[9] Examples of these techniques can be found within the book in images such as "Carolina Beaumont" and "Island Life". In "Island Life," a photo which he created for cover for Grace Jones's album of the same name, Goude photographed her in several different positions, then overlaid the images to elongate the neck, and legs, and to display her torso completely turned forward. He would then paint in the gaps between body parts to make the image appear natural.[5]
In 2014, Goude photographed Kim Kardashian forPaper magazine, which used the captionbreak the internet on the cover of the edition which featured the photos.[10] One of the images was a recreation of Goude's earlier work "Carolina Beaumont".[11][12] Like the earlier image, the new photo features Kardashian holding an exploding champagne bottle, with the spray arcing over her head and landing in a champagne glass balanced on her buttocks.[12] Others have drawn the comparison between these photos and depictions ofSarah Baartman, seeing them as part of the continuing history of the exploitation of black women's bodies.[12][13]
Goude's first television advertisement was a TV spot forLee Cooper Jeans in 1983.[14] He has also created advertisements for clients such asAzzedine Alaia,Perrier, andCacharel.[3] In 1984, Goude shot a spot forKodak that followed the adventures of the Kodakettes, mischievous kids clad in red-and-white stripes.[7] In 1992, he filmed an ad forChanel Fragrance in which he put modelVanessa Paradis in a birdcage.[7][15]
Goude has created print campaigns for the Parisiandepartment storeGaleries Lafayette. Goude has worked with the company for more than 10 years, and has been given considerable creative freedom.[3]
Several retrospectives of Goude's work have been held. In 2011, theMusée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris presented the exhibition "Goudemalion".[6]Padiglione d’Arte Contemporanea in Milan held the retrospective "So Far So Goude" in 2016.[16] "In Goude we Trust!" was staged and at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan in 2019.[17]
Throughout his career, Goude associated with numerous models.[18] Goude dated several of these muses, includingFarida Khelfa,[19] and, most notably,Grace Jones.
Goude's relationship with Jones began in 1977, when Jones asked Goude for advice in creating album artwork and music videos.[18] As his muse, Grace Jones figured prominently in Goude's work. Goude has a son (born 1979) with Grace Jones.[20] He and his wife Karen Park Goude have two children together.[21]
