Jean René (1983) - photo 1

Jean René

JR (French: Jean René) is the pseudonym of a French photographer and artist who does not give his full name. He lives and works in Paris and New York.

He describes himself as a "photograffeur" (photographer and graffiti artist in one word) and claims that the street is "the biggest gallery in the world". His work is flyposting large black and white images in public spaces. JR works at the intersection of photography, street art, filmmaking and social activism. Over the past two decades he has developed many public projects in cities around the world, from buildings in the slums of Paris to walls in the Middle East and Africa or favelas in Brazil.

JR places large-scale photographic images in public spaces. He started creating graffiti as a teenager on the streets and rooftops of Paris and on the subway. In 2007, he gained worldwide attention by placing huge photographs of Israelis and Palestinians face to face in eight Palestinian and Israeli cities on both sides of the separation barrier. In his works, the photographer always addresses current political and social issues in the world. For example, in 2019, JR worked with a group of inmates of a maximum security prison in California and created a large format piece with portraits of the inmates.

JR has traveled to many cities with his work, participating in exhibitions, he has collaborated with magazines and created films about his work. JR has also directed three feature-length documentaries, one of which, Women Are Heroes (2011) was nominated for an Oscar. At the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, he won the Golden Eye for Best Documentary.

Nickname:JR
Date and place of birt:22 february 1983, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Filmmaker, Graphic artist, Painter, Photographer
Genre:Cityscape, Documentary photography, Landscape painting, Portrait
Art style:Street art, Black & white photo, Contemporary realism, Graffitism, Contemporary art

Creators France

Tony Johannot (1803 - 1852)
Tony Johannot
1803 - 1852
Jean-Jacques Castex (1731 - 1822)
Jean-Jacques Castex
1731 - 1822
Pieter Angellis (1685 - 1734)
Pieter Angellis
1685 - 1734
Mikhail Fedorovich Andrienko-Nechytailo (1894 - 1982)
Mikhail Fedorovich Andrienko-Nechytailo
1894 - 1982
Laurent-Honoré Marqueste (1848 - 1920)
Laurent-Honoré Marqueste
1848 - 1920
Jean Alexis Achard (1807 - 1884)
Jean Alexis Achard
1807 - 1884
Jules-Cyrille Cavé (1859 - 1949)
Jules-Cyrille Cavé
1859 - 1949
Helmut Kolle (1899 - 1931)
Helmut Kolle
1899 - 1931
Louis Marcoussis (1878 - 1941)
Louis Marcoussis
1878 - 1941
Vilhelm Lundstrom (1893 - 1950)
Vilhelm Lundstrom
1893 - 1950
André Lurçat (1894 - 1970)
André Lurçat
1894 - 1970
Claire Colinet (1880 - 1950)
Claire Colinet
1880 - 1950
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (1863 - 1935)
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre
1863 - 1935
François Morellet (1926 - 2016)
François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Emile André Boisseau (1842 - 1923)
Emile André Boisseau
1842 - 1923
 Ernest-Stanislas Blanc-Garin (1843 - 1916)
Ernest-Stanislas Blanc-Garin
1843 - 1916

Creators Black & white photo

Bjørn Wiinblad (1918 - 2006)
Bjørn Wiinblad
1918 - 2006
Gabor Torok (1952)
Gabor Torok
1952
Gernot Rumpf (1941)
Gernot Rumpf
1941
Hermann Glöckner (1889 - 1987)
Hermann Glöckner
1889 - 1987
Rolf Ohst (1952 - 2023)
Rolf Ohst
1952 - 2023
Jacques Villeglé (1926 - 2022)
Jacques Villeglé
1926 - 2022
 MP & MP Rosado (1971)
MP & MP Rosado
1971
Amelie von Wulffen (1966)
Amelie von Wulffen
1966
Alexandra Feliksovna Tokareva (1926 - 2015)
Alexandra Feliksovna Tokareva
1926 - 2015
Sobral Centeno (1948)
Sobral Centeno
1948
Gustavo Cochet (1894 - 1979)
Gustavo Cochet
1894 - 1979
Jan Kollwitz (1960)
Jan Kollwitz
1960
Helga Kneidl (1939)
Helga Kneidl
1939
Joe Stefanelli (1921 - 2017)
Joe Stefanelli
1921 - 2017
Gigi Busato (1932)
Gigi Busato
1932
Jon Burgerman (1979)
Jon Burgerman
1979
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