Axelle Sodade

Even when she was little, she loved her pens and felt-tip pens. She doesn't really like children's games, what she wants is to draw. Besides, she starts very young. At 16, she seized the opportunity to “sketch" live models. This is exactly what he needs, a model that “moves". With this experience, it clicked. Thanks to what ? To her hypersensitivity that she discovers and an avalanche of emotions which are her most beautiful sources of creation. With her confidence buoyed, she begins artistic training. She obtained a degree in Artistic Direction at ECV in Bordeaux, then left for London. It was in London that she discovered a whole other world. She completed her degree with a Masters in Graphic Design at Kingston University. His first professional world: London fashion. A real delight where her drawing techniques are built. And a revelation: sharp and impactful monochromes. In 2018, she moved near Perpignan and discovered a city and surroundings full of life and nuances... Strong and sparkling colors gradually became her signature.
“You are a sun", an expression that comes up often and which touches her, because that is exactly what she wants, to make her creations shine. A range of emotions, a little melancholy, nostalgia sometimes, and it is Sodade, an artist's name responsible for this mixture to which she is very attached, because it represents a strong link with the Portuguese origins of her father. She puts her heart and her know-how into creating. Pencil, creative software, acrylic paint, pastels, Posca... These tools are familiar to him. For her, the important thing is to make the world around her shine with emotions, causes and moments of life.