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It cannot be said that Janladrou touts a master painter, school of art or style trend as a point of reference. He avows that his art is self-taught; it follows that his body of work, put to the test of reflection and research, thereby manifests a singular quality of its own, uniting talent, harmony and audacity. From his first exhibitions in Saint Lô, Coutances and Caen in 1969, Janladrou has been well received by the media in Lower Normandy. Ever since, he has been a constant presence in local galleries and has built his renown over several exhibitions and biennial events in Normandy, Brittany, Paris, and most recently in the Czech Republic. Janladrou made alphabets his own --those elegant, refined and harmonic graphics-- by expressing the value of the words and phrases he knits together with passionate expression and patient analysis. While mostly pure and combative black and white, the artist by no means rejects color. He looks for subtle or abrupt concordance while at the same time transmitting a message by force of meaning and form about the eye's permanence and pleasure. With its extra element of mystery and ritual, his work forms a never-before-seen and fascinating ensemble.

André RUELLAN, art critic

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