Personality Testimonials
The Cultural World Encourages His Vocation.
Maison De La Bretagne à Paris (December 23, 1959-January 3, 1960):Moving Testimonies From The Public At A Very Young Painter Who Had His Very First Exhibition. We Note Some Notable Signatures Of The Period:
- personalities, Writers Or Art Critics, Armand DROUANT, Henri QUEFFELEC, GLENMOR, Robert VRINAT, Paul ISRAEL-MEYER (« Arts»), Louis BRUNET (Ouest-France), F. TERS (« Terre Bretonne »)……
- painters: Pierre PERRON., J LE FUR, S. BEGUIN, E. BERGELIN, A. EVEN….
« …Alain LE NOST ….In The Portraits Whereù Recognizes, In A Single Contact, The Breton Soul, It Remains Thanks To His Natural Ardor The Painter Of Mystical Feelings Specific To; Its Race…an Art Which Is Especially Striking For Its Universality; And Its Transcendence. The Dialogue Suddenly Becomes Effortless. » GLENMOR. Presentation Of The Exhibition At The The House Of Brittany.
« Bravo My Dear LE NOST, Keep Going! Ignore The Taste Of The Day…the Contortions To Fashion And I Predict A Great Career For You. Armand DROUANT.
« Like Mr. DROUANT, I Looked A Lot At The And Felt All The Qualities Of A Painter That You Possess, You Have A Strong Soul, The Soul Of A True Breton. Well Done Young Friend And Compliments». Marthe BOIS - Galerie Jeanne Bucher - Boulevard Montparnasse.
«Very Happy To Have Come To Know This Young Painter By Surprise, Which Gave Me An Opportunity To Discover This Young Painter. The Pleasure, Better The Joy, Of Seeing His Exhibition. She Is The First, There Will Be Many Others, I Am Sure, Where He Will Triumph Because He Has Everything To Become A Great Painter». J.DICKSON.
« I Have Sincerely Been Surprised - Pleasantly So To Speak - By The Quality Of The Of Some Paintings That Touched Me Deeply. – Especially Since I Came Here Trying Not To Have Any Illusions. The Fact Is Rare Even On The Paris Square, There Is No Need To Write Literature, Here Is A Painter Who Deserves More Than Congratulations. May He Continue To Do So. Paint With Your Soul ».
« The Judgment Of My Friends Pierre PERON, YAN, LE FUR And André EVEN, That Of Marthe BOIS... Added à The Praise Of My Colleague Louis BRUNET In Ouest-France Confirms My Feelings Of Admiration For A Painter Who Will Soon Become Famous. Assert Yourself With The Hope That Your First Exposure To The Maison De La Bretagne Will Open The Doors To Fame For Him. Sincerely“. Pascal PONDAVEN, Director Of The Maison De La Bretagne.
Great Known Witnesses:
1962 -« It Is More Enriching To Guess The Soul Of The Painter Than To Admire His Skill; There Is More Objectivity Both In Meeting Him And In Admiration Of His Virtuosity. ». Text By GLENMOR For The Presentation Of The Alain LE NOST Exhibition In Paris. Brussels..
1964 - "His Brushwork Is At Times Like A Hallucination. The Enchantment Of Breton Soil Is Such That The Young Artist Combines His Dream With Art. His Land And Ends Up Building A Country Where Blows A Wind Of Legend... ..Alain LE NOST Has A Vision Of Things, His Painting Is That Of A Visionary…. ". Charles LE QUINTREC. "Brittany".
1967 - « There Is Nothing To Worry About. Strictly Speaking Of «abstract» Or “figurative” Painting. There’s Just Painting. That Is To Say A Certain Vision Of The World, Specific And Inalienable. That Of LE NOST Struck Me; By An Inner Brilliance That I Have Rarely Found In Contemporary Creation. At LE NOST There Is An Inner Illumination Which Is Supported By A Very Sure Technique And A Scrupulous Honesty. Intellectual. I Like Painters Who Don't Cheat. LE NOST Is Hard But Frank As Gold. Xavier GRALL. Excerpt « Brittany Magazine » March 1967.
1978 - « My Dream Has Finally Come True… Alain Le Nost, My Friend, Exhibits His Paintings, Rich In Expression And Warm In Beautiful Colors, In Paris. The Orangery Of Luxembourg. I Wish Him The Success He Deserves. His Talent Is A Credit To Everyone. Paimpol And Agrave; Brittany ». Alain POHER, President Of The Senate.
1989 - « …Today’the Painter Imposes Himself On The Motif. A Reversal Of The Situation That Now Translates Into An Analytical Visual Perception Of Beings And Things In Their Essential Aspects, Purified Of Any Accessory Element. LE NOST Claims Its Right To Freedom Interpretation Of The Subject Moving From Formal Imitation To Stylization. This Is Where It Is. Of Abstraction In The True Sense Of The Word, Not To Be Confused With “non-figuration”. Thus Appears The « tier » That Alain LE NOST Has Just Crossed… It Is Strictly Fair That He Has Taken Credit For This. The "essentialist" Terminology, Which With Him, And Amply Confirmed By His Recent Works, Makes Its Appearance In The Vocabulary Of Modern Painting. Jacques DUBOIS. "The Art Lover".
2003 - « …This Is Perhaps The Essential Thing For Me About LE NOST: It Gives Birth To Unbearable Colors Of Beauty. Yellows In Particular, Oranges, Incandescent. Yes, That’s Right: When I Look At One Of His Paintings, The World Becomes Flame. The Fire Seems Preserved Somewhere, Like In Us Perhaps... What We Should Hope For Is That The Eyes That Look Can Drink In His Paintings, In Himself Therefore, This Fire That Sometimes We Lack, In Our Inner Abysses. The Artist Gives Himself Body And Soul. Eric SIVRY. “ Intuitions ». October 2003
2006 - « LE NOST Exhibits At The Ursuline Chapel At Lannion. Retrospective? No, Because This Artist Who Has Been Painting And Exhibiting For Around Fifty Years, Has Focused On His Choice On Works Produced Over The Last Fifteen Years. Prestigious Exhibition? If We Want, At However, LE NOST Continues Its Quest, It Is Always On The Way. Towards What? Probably Not Towards The Completion Of The Work: The Creation Is Always Unfinished. But He Continues His March Towards The Essential…his « “Breton Soul” That GLENMOR Had Already Greeted In 1960, Recognizing That LE NOST And Breton Was A Kind Of Pleonasm». Yannick PELLETIER In ARMOR MAGAZINE Summer Issue 2006.
2010 - "Magnificent Opening Of Your Workshop In Paris This Collection Of Real Creators. The Visit Is Enchanting. I'm Going Back To My Past To Say thank You For Paimpol". Max QUERRIEN, Honorary State Councilor, Honorary Mayor Of Paimpol.