Jean-Michel Sanejouand (18 July 1934 – 18 March 2021) was a French artist. His work ranged from environments to monumental sculptures, from readymade-like objects, to paintings of oneiric landscapes in which (usually) one of his sculptures stands.
Jean-Michel Sanejouand | |
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 Enigme, 2010, painted stones | |
| Born | 18 July 1934[1] Lyon, France |
| Died | 18 March 2021 (aged 86)[1] Maine-et-Loire, France[1] |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Sculpture, painting |
Biography
editBorn in Lyon, France, in 1934, he received a degree in law from the Institut d'études politiques de Lyon in 1955.[2] He lived and worked in Paris between 1959 and 1993.
His work can be encapsulated in a series of distinct periods, which the artist titled.
From 1962 to 1963, he worked on a series of sculptural paintings that he called "Charge-Objets" (English: "Charge-Objects").[3]
From 1969 to 1974 he created a series of works under the general title of "Organisations d'espace" (English: "Space Organizations").[4][5]
In 1968, he started to paint on canvas. First, in black and white -a series called "Calligraphies d'humeur" (1968-1978).
In 1978, he started to perform "Organisations d'espace" of imaginary landscapes, which he painted with a colorfull, naive style -a series called "Espaces-Peintures" (1978-1986).
These paintings became more and more abstract, until he switched to black and white -a series called "Peintures Noir et Blanc" (1986-1992).
In 1989, he started to make projects of monumental structures, each project being done by assembling together a few stones painted in black.
In 1996, he started to paint his sculptures -a series called "Sculptures-Peintures" (1996-2001).
In 2002, he started to perform "Organisations d'espace" of imaginary landscapes including one of his sculptures, which he painted with a colorfull, highly dynamic style -a series called "Espaces-Critiques" (2002-2008).
He died on 18 March 2021 at his home in Maine-et-Loire, France.[1]
Monumental sculptures
edit- 1996 "Le Silence" (The Silence), a bronze sculpture whose largest version is two meters high. Until 2019, It was installed in a private park of sculptures near Biarritz (France).
- 2005 Le Magicien (The Magician), a five-meters high bronze, installed in the gardens of Palais Saint-Georges, close to the railway station of Rennes (France).[6]
Collections
editBibliography
edit- Les organisations d'espaces de Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1967-1974), Frédéric Herbin and Jean-Michel Sanejouand
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d "Disparition de l'artiste Jean-Michel Sanejouand - lejournaldesarts.fr". Le Journal Des Arts (in French).
- ^ "Sanejouand, Jean-Michel". Benezit Dictionary of Artists. 2011. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00160414. ISBN 978-0-19-977378-7.
- ^ Duman, Bertrand (February 2017). "CHARGE-OBJECTS". l'Oeuil. No. 698.
- ^ Herbin, Frédéric. Jean-Michel Sanejouand's Organisations d'espaces: 1967-1974.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ Grosenick, Uta; Stange, Raimar (2005). Insight - Inside: Galerien 1945 bis heute. DuMont. ISBN 978-3-8321-7202-2.
- ^ "Le Magicien — WikiRennes". www.wiki-rennes.fr. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre (28 August 2020). "Musée national d'art moderne – Centre Pompidou". Navigart.fr (in French).
- ^ "Rechercher et voir les oeuvres". www.lescollectionsdesfrac.fr.
- ^ Lyon, Musée d’art contemporain de (3 December 2020). "Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon". Navigart.fr (in French).
- ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections : Search Collections". www.philamuseum.org.