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"Few artists in Lyon today drive as much expectation as Alain Demond. He knows how to beautifully translate the climate that surrounds our city when night comes. He composes misty images where the world seems to be fixed as if a flood or a sudden event was going to happen. We think that the best of his carrier is still ahead of him and that he is only starting to produce the work that will prolong the spirit of the Lyonnaise School of painting. Alain Demond knows that he will be successfull if he manages to renew this spirit. This is why he takes the time to accomplish his work while being careful not to betray his soul."

A. Vollerin, "Le Tout Lyon", France, January 15th, 1998

"Alain Demond travels from the original gloom to the mastery of light. His joy in living and painting wins us over.The skill is there, bearing along the wellbeing of the artist who offers us each variation of histalent, which is capable of expressing every possible feeling. He takes on crepuscular landscapes which reveal his demanding nature, with its penchant, its vocation for introspection. There is nothing seductive, no place for limpness, in this work. One identifies his manner immediatly and he knows perfectly how to do an against-the -light illumination with a climate made up of toughness but also tenderness. He obtains excellent results with dry pastels because besides being an artist, he draws very well... And the best is yet to come : He has begun to produce the kind of work which will carry on that of Carrand, Fusaro, Truphemus..."

(In Histoire des Arts Plastiques à Lyon au XXeme siècle by Alain Vollerin, 1998)

"Even if his paintings are inspired from reality, Alain Demond's work always keep a large touch of mystery, avoiding the time constraint.
Obviously his work invites us to realize that between the painting and us, there is an artist, with his heart, his enthusiasm, his doubts and his irresistible desire to paint. Alain Demond knows how to play with the rigour of a drawing and the vagueness of a colour spot, the truthfulness of an attitude and the rough outline of a movement."

A. Depraz, "Le Dauphine", France, July, 1994

"If sometimes Alain Demond outlines a character, it is maybe only to share his attachment to human beings. Most of the time, the painting takes over to show the beauty of simple things. The colours reveal the maturity of the painter. Demond invites us for a trip... There, he lets us contemplate the shades of lights glimpsed in the cities and harbours he visited... Demond is among those who matter, those who can intiate you to some form of spirituality or inner life."

B. Gouttenoire, Art Actuality Magazine, France, July-August, 1994