We note, moreover, beautiful and dazzling tonal audacities which bathe the whole of his work in a dynamic, an immediacy spontaneously invigorating the imagination of the viewer. The bold colors that make up the base of his palette subtly support his quest for light, the quintessence of his approach to the science of landscape. Traditional in its foundations, it is nonetheless profoundly modern in the way it conceives the “vision” inhabiting the canvas. Let’s think about the extent to which the artist manages without any difficulty to sublimate the most emblematic and sometimes overused places of contemporary art, and this only by choosing the exact tonality necessary to render the magnificent uniqueness of each view treated. We have rarely been so caught off guard by the transience of the world around us. Under his
Under his brushes, the apparent eternity of monuments can only bow to the remarkable and fleeting moment of the simplest sunbeam; and the immortality of the artist’s gaze. Among other awards and distinctions, Danielle Rannou has received the 1st prize for painting at the Salon des peintres de l’Armée twice in 2009 and 2011, and was awarded the gold medal of the National Assembly in 2010.
Thibaud Josset
Univers des Arts
“The paintings of Danielle Rannou flood the walls with color and light. With her sensitivity, the trees of D. Rannou go far beyond the seasons… The foliage, the colors, intermingle to give to see only the force of the plant life. All it takes is a little wisp of air coming in through the window to hear the light rustle of Danielle’s tree leaves and see them come alive, driven by our imagination.”
“Diving into a bouquet, dreaming between the leaves, returning to get lost in the petals, Danielle Rannou’s painting is a gift where flowers and plants undulate in the breath of her inspiration.”
Danielle Rannou, Medalist member of the French Artists, of the Violet Salon, has obtained numerous prizes and has been invited several times as a guest of honor in the Parisian and Provincial Salons.
Private collections: France, Germany, Italy, China, Korea, Switzerland, Spain, Holland, Sweden, Belgium, United States, Italy, Ireland, …
General Secretary of the Violet Salon in Paris (Prestige of Contemporary Art)
1st Prize in painting at the Salon des Peintres de l’Armée de Terre June 2009 and 2011, medal awarded at the Invalides.
Gold Medal of the National Assembly in 2010
Medalist member of the French Artists in 1993
Medalist member of the Salon VIOLET
Silver Medal of the ART-SCIENCES-LETTRES
Prize of the General Council of Seine Saint Denis
Medal of Vermeil at the ART-INTER of LYON in February 2008
Prize of the General Council of Essonne in Saint Germain les Corbeil in 2009
Jury Prize in Saint Germain Les Corbeil in 2011 and guest of honor in 2012
Prize of the Municipality in Annet-sur-Marne in 2011 and guest of honor in 2013
Guest of honor :
Guest of honor at Courtry (Seine et Marne) in 2013
Guest of honor at the Prestigious Salon of Annet sur Marne
Guest of honor at the Salon de Chelles, Montfermeil, Pavillons sous bois, Clichy sous bois, Coubron, Petit Louvre in Roanne, Saint Germain les Corbeil, Annet-sur-Marne, Courtry.
Exhibitions abroad :
Berlin in 2005
Clusone in Italy – in 2005
Exhibition of ART ACTUEL France-Chine-Japan at the Academy of Fine Arts of Tianjin in China (near Beijing) in 2006
Franco-Japanese exhibition in Tokyo in 2006
Invited to the Watercolorist Exhibition of Korea, Seoul in 2007
Franco-Japanese Exhibition Paris/Tokyo (Rotating exhibition for one year in Japan) in 2010-2011-2012
