DON'T ASK ME WHO I AM "Water is to the ocean what love is to my life" xX — ODETH' - DON'T ASK ME WHO I AM "Water is to the ocean what love is to life". xX — ODETH'
Biography
FR: ODETH', whose real name is Johana Derepas, is a 35-year-old artist born in Annecy (FR). She signs her works with the first name of her character, chosen in homage to her great-aunt, a significant figure in her childhood, who knew how to anchor fragments of life and memory within her.
His slender character, both rugged and delicate, embodies the emotions of childhood, tinged with innocence, but also those of adulthood, more imbued with fantasy and sometimes harshness. Between fragility and strength, his world lies at the crossroads of illustration and comics, and oscillates with precision between melancholy and humor.
Through ODETH', the artist explores the duality between the world of childhood and that of adulthood. In search of adventure and love, her character invites each viewer to reconnect with their own emotions in the face of the artwork. Her work, deeply emotional and poetic, flirts with semi-figurative art, outsider art, and street art.
EN: ODETH', whose real name is Johana Derepas, is a 35-year-old artist born in Annecy (FR). She signs her works with the name of her character, chosen in homage to her great-aunt, a figure who left a lasting imprint on her childhood by anchoring fragments of life and memory.
Her slender character, both raw and delicate, embodies the emotions of childhood, tinged with innocence, but also those of adulthood, marked by greater fantasy and at times harshness. Between fragility and strength, her universe lies at the crossroads of illustration and comics, oscillating gracefully between melancholy and humor.
Through ODETH', the artist explores the duality between the world of the child and that of the adult. In search of adventure and love, her character invites everyone to reconnect with their own emotions in front of the work. Her practice, deeply emotional and poetic, flirts with semi-figurative art, outsider art, and street art.