Aslan
Aslan (artiste) : Aslan, ou Alain Aslan, de son vrai nom Alain Aslan Gourdon, né à Bordeaux (Gironde) le 23 mai 1930 et mort le 11 février 2014 à Sainte-Adèle au Canada, est un peintre, illustrateur et sculpteur français. Il est surtout connu en France pour ses pin-up.
Son frère aîné, Michel, également illustrateur, a réalisé entre 1950 et 1978 la plupart des couvertures des romans policiers publiés aux Éditions Fleuve noir. Aslan (artiste) sur Wikipédia (fr)
Aslan (artist) : Aslan (born Alain Gourdon; 23 May 1930 in Bordeaux, France – 11 February 2014 in Sainte-Adèle, Quebec, Canada) was a French painter, sculptor and pin-up artist. He is mostly known in France for his pin ups. He contributed to Lui from the creation of the magazine in 1964 to the early eighties, providing a monthly pin-up.
Aslan was a French Postwar and Contemporary artist. He is the sculptor of Dalida’s funerary statue on her tomb from 1987, and her bronze bust that was erected on Place Dalida in 1997. He also sculpted the Fifth Republic Marianne as Brigitte Bardot in 1970, followed by the Mireille Mathieu Marianne. Aslan (artist) sur Wikipédia (en)
Une femme debout, paume ouverte tendue, une présence invisible et lumineuse au creux de la main — sérénité absolue, puissance tranquille, robe de soie frémissante.
A woman standing, palm open and extended, an invisible luminous presence hovering in her hand — absolute serenity, quiet power, silk dress trembling in an unseen breeze.