Jean Faucheur
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| Born | 14 June 1956 Versailles, France |
| Alma mater | ENSAD |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Le MUR |
Jean Faucheur (born in Versailles on 14 June 1956) is a French painter and sculptor[1], co-founder of the Frères Ripoulin group (1983)[2][3]. He is currently the president of the Federation of Urban Art[4][5][6].
Biography
[edit]Family
[edit]His father came from a family in northern France, and his mother had American and Scottish roots. He was raised in Versailles.
Formation
[edit]After failing his baccalaureate exam, he graduated from the ENSAD in Paris. In 1983, Jean Faucheur began creating paintings on kraft paper, which he would paste onto advertising billboards in Paris a few hours or days later. By doing so, he invented a new personal exhibition technique, and his artistic approach was influenced by this medium. He then favored bold shapes, influenced by Cubism and the poster tradition, knowing that these paintings would soon be destroyed[7].
In 1985, Faucheur went to New York, invited by gallery owner Tony Shafrazi. During his stay, he mingled with artists like Keith Haring and Futura 2000, who worked with spray paint and markers, both in the streets and in studios. Upon his return from New York, he created the Frères Ripoulin collective with six other artists who worked in urban spaces.
Career
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After dedicating a few years to sculpture, Faucheur had an encounter that prompted him to return to street art. While living in the 11th arrondissement, he would see Thom Thom daily, persistently cutting advertising posters with a utility knife at the unnamed square where Rue Oberkampf and Rue Saint-Maur intersected, to reveal new forms. Twenty years later, young artists continued to attack advertising posters, while developing new techniques. From this encounter, among others, the M.U.R. initiative was born.
In 2019, he participated in the creation of the National Study on Urban Art, commissioned by the Ministry of Culture to Le Mur association[8].
Awards
[edit]- 1982: Winner of the Pierre David-Weill drawing prize awarded by the Institut (Académie des Beaux-Arts) Winner of the Villa Médicis "Hors les Murs" program in New York.
Exhibitions
[edit]Solo Exhibitions
[edit]- Galerie Philippe Frégnac, Paris
- 1983: Original paintings pasted on advertising billboards in Paris
- Invited for three months by Tony Shafrazi Gallery to create posters on New York walls
- Created large paintings in Tokyo, Japan
- Residency in New York through Villa Médicis "Hors les Murs"
- Paintings for the Paris Autumn Festival
- Galerie Jean-Marc Patras
- 1987-1989-1991: Galerie du jour Agnès b., Paris
- 1992: L’Embarcadère, Lyon
- Tribute to Emmanuel Pereire, Chalon-sur-Saône
- 1993 & 1997: Association "La Lune en Parachute", Épinal
- 1993: Galerie Xavier Delannoy, La Garde-Freinet
- 1994: Galerie Pascal Polar, Brussels
- 1995-1996: Galerie Art et Patrimoine, Paris
- Winner of the COPRIM Foundation
- 1998: Designed decor for "Le D" nightclub, Lausanne
- Art Paris, Galerie des Singuliers, Paris
- 2000: Galerie des Singuliers, Paris
- Grande Loge de France, Paris
- Photography exhibition, Ars Longa, Paris
- "Synapses" exhibition with L’Atlas, Montparnasse Museum, Paris[9]
Group Exhibitions
[edit]- Galerie "Il Navile", Paris
- 1984: Creation of "Frères Ripoulin", a group of 7 urban painters (Pierre Huyghe, Claude Closky, Nina Childress, etc.)
- First exhibition of Frères Ripoulin, Galerie du jour Agnès b., Paris
- 1985: Frères Ripoulin, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York
- "Les Médias Peintres", Maison de la Culture, Rennes
- "Nymphs and Fauns", Galerie du jour Agnès b., Paris
- Performance with artist Crash, Frac Midi-Pyrénées
- 1986: Exhibition with Zlotykamien, Galerie du jour Agnès b., Paris
- "Décoration Internationale", Frac Midi-Pyrénées
- Exhibition of illustrations for a Rita Mitsouko songbook, Galerie Jean-Marc Patras
- 1988: "Cadavres Exquis", Beaubourg, Paris
- 1989: "Banlieue 89", Galerie du jour Agnès b., Paris
- 1990: FIAC, Paris
- SAGA, Paris
- Art Jonction Nice
- "91 quai de la Gare", Paris
- "Découvertes", La Villette, Paris
- Participation in "Complicité d’évasion", a collaboration between prisoners and artists in Lyon's prison
- "Collection Agnès b.", Chalon-sur-Saône
- "Terres", Soissons Museum
- 1999: Exhibition Larrivaz/Faucheur, "Trahisons", Galerie des Singuliers, Paris
- COPRIM Foundation Collection, Paris
- Sculpture exhibition in Saint-Étienne
- 2001: "Paliss’art", Paris, collaboration with Vast (stolen artwork)
- 2002: Participation in the "Une Nuit" collective
- Co-organizer of "Implosion/explosion" exhibitions, Vincennes
- 2004: Espace Beaurepaire, Daniel Cresson, Paris
- 2006: Galerie Domi Nostrae, Lyon
- 2007: "Toi et Moi", Faucheur and Miss.Tic, Galerie Chappe
Bibliography
[edit]- Le livre du graffiti, Éditions Alternatives, 1985
- Jean Faucheur and Thomas Schmitt, Jusque-là tout va bien: conversations with the artist; presented by *Daniel Cresson, Critères éditions (Urbanity series), 2004
References
[edit]- ^ "Du Street Art à la gare Auber avec Jean Faucheur". Connaissance des Arts (in French). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Art urbain mode d'emploi avec Mademoiselle Maurice et Jean Faucheur". France Culture (in French). 16 April 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "À l'Affiche ! - Jean Faucheur: De la rue à la galerie". France 24 (in French). 1 December 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ https://federationdelarturbain.org/
- ^ "Jean Faucheur: «Les artistes de rue seront demain dans les musées»". Le Figaro (in French). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ DEL, Propos recueillis par A. (6 April 2019). "Pour l'artiste Jean Faucheur «l'art urbain au musée est légitime»". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Jean Faucheur : « L'art est un label»". Artistikrezo (in French). 23 July 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Étude nationale sur l'art urbain". www.culture.gouv.fr (in French). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Jean Faucheur et L'Atlas, deux pionniers de l'art urbain". Paris Art (in French). 25 May 2005. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
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