Portrait-Maton – Come and have your portrait drawn by the painter and illustrator Aliénor de Cellès

Portrait-maton is a portrait machine made up of a cabin, equipped with a seat where the person who wishes to have their portrait taken by the artist Aliénor de Cellès sits.

This installation, inspired by photo booths, allows the artist to create your portrait 9 minutes.
A memorable artistic experience offered by the art center to its visitors on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

Presence of the artist during the hours of the art center : 10h - 13h & 15h-17h

The journey of Eleanor of Cellès, born among rolls of fabric, shaped his artistic existence from his early childhood. Immersed in crafts and making, she preferred authentic couture to the superficiality of fashion. Since the age of 14 years old, she explores her talent as a painter, transcending boundaries between artistic disciplines.
To 17 years old, she becomes a clever little hand in a second-hand clothing store in Aix-en-Provence, while continuing his studies in Visual Arts. Her academic career took her to Toulouse for university studies in semiology., history of art and plastic arts.
Week ends, she sells misused objects at the Saint Sernin flea market and exhibits her creations at Arsenic, wins a selection for the Bourdelle prize in Montauban.
In 1996, she settles in Paris, working first for Agnès B. before taking over as artistic director of the Blancs Manteaux fashion house. She then created Éditions Aliénor on behalf of authors and opened 2002 the Aliénor creative office in Marseille. While continuing her career as an artistic director, she develops her activities as a painter, illustrator, gallery owner and entrepreneur.
In 2007, she launches the Mademoiselle Aliénor brand, offering a more confidential and arty artistic freedom than Blancs Manteaux. She collaborates with theater companies in Brazil, designs costumes for TV series and commercials (EDF, among others), and regularly exhibits his painting in contemporary art galleries.
In 2015, Aliénor focuses more on her painting and illustration, exhibiting regularly and benefiting from an artistic residency at Ici Montreuil.
Also artistic speaker for primary nursery schools, participating in educational and solidarity projects with the Le Panda Roux association.
The shop-workshop-gallery Simona de Simoni opened in November 2014 this is its 6th location.
Each was dedicated (among other drawing activities, illustration,,d’atelier, boutique) for the scenography and exhibition of emerging artists.