Jean-Paul Goude

Jean-Paul Goude (; born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis 8 December 1938 ) is a French graphic designer, illustrator, photographer, advertising film director and event designer. He worked as art director at Esquire magazine in New York City during the 1970s, and choreographed the 1989 Bicentennial Parade in Paris to mark the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution. In addition, over the last three decades, he has created campaigns and illustrations for brands including Perrier, Citroën, Kodak, Chanel, Kenzo, Shiseido, Cacharel, H&M, Galeries Lafayette and Desigual.

Early life Jean-Paul Goude was born on 8 December 1938 to an American ballet dancer and a French elevator repairman, and grew up in the Paris suburb of Saint-Mandé. According to his book Jungle Fever, the most notable characteristic that Goude acknowledged in his childhood self was a fascination with black people. The vast majority of his models are black women. He studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris before embarking on his career as an illustrator. have been described as skirting on the edges of surrealism.

Jungle Fever

Published in 1983, Goude's book Jungle Fever includes many of Goude's photographs, as well as autobiographical information. The book is separated into several chapters, each titled with the name of the models used in his photographs. One of the images was a recreation of Goude's earlier work "Carolina Beaumont". Like the earlier image, the new photo features Kardashian holding an exploding champagne bottle, with the spray arcing over her head and landing in a champagne glass balanced on her buttocks.

Television commercials Goude's first television advertisement was a TV spot for Lee Cooper Jeans in 1983. He has also created advertisements for clients such as Azzedine Alaia, Perrier, and Cacharel.

Print campaigns Goude has created print campaigns for the Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette. Goude has worked with the company for more than 10 years, and has been given considerable creative freedom. However, faced with the scale of the work required, he announced in April 2021 that the building would be demolished and rebuilt identically. The villa was demolished in the summer of 2022, but in 2024, at the age of 85, Goude ultimately abandoned the idea of rebuilding it. He put the plot of land up for sale along with a building permit and a reconstruction plan faithful to the original, developed in collaboration with Lankry Architectes.

Exhibitions Several retrospectives of Goude's work have been held. In 2011, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris presented the exhibition "Goudemalion". "In Goude we Trust!" was staged and at Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan in 2019.

Personal life Throughout his career, Goude associated with numerous models. Goude dated several of these muses, including Farida Khelfa, and Grace Jones.

Goude's relationship with Jones began in 1977, when Jones asked Goude for advice in creating album artwork and music videos. He and his wife Karen Park Goude have two children together.

Selected works Several images and music videos for Grace Jones Citroën CX, ad, 1984, with the car driving into the mouth of a giant robotic head looking like Grace Jones. Design of the 14 July parade on the Champ Elysées, 1989 celebrating the Bicentennial of the French Revolution. Chanel Égoïste, ad, 1990 Chanel Coco (fragrance), ad, 1991, with Vanessa Paradis as a bird in a cage Logo of television channel La Cinq, 1991 (used until the channel's bankruptcy in April 1992) Prada (Candy) with Léa Seydoux Shiseido (Zen parfum) Jungle Fever "Break the Internet" photos with Kim Kardashian for Paper magazine Rest (Charlotte Gainsbourg album), Album artwork