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

Philip Mercier (1691 - 1760)
Philip Mercier
1691 - 1760
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau (1846 - 1898)
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau
1846 - 1898
Gustave Brion (1824 - 1877)
Gustave Brion
1824 - 1877
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko (1883 - 1977)
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko
1883 - 1977
Edward Quinn (1920 - 1997)
Edward Quinn
1920 - 1997
Florence Esté (1860 - 1926)
Florence Esté
1860 - 1926
Félix Vallotton (1865 - 1925)
Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828)
Francisco de Goya
1746 - 1828
Irene Klestova (1907 - 1988)
Irene Klestova
1907 - 1988
Constantin Kluge (1912 - 2003)
Constantin Kluge
1912 - 2003
Jean-Baptiste Santerre (1651 - 1717)
Jean-Baptiste Santerre
1651 - 1717
Olivier (Speedy Graphito) Rizzo (1961)
Olivier (Speedy Graphito) Rizzo
1961
Vladimir Veličković (1935 - 2019)
Vladimir Veličković
1935 - 2019
Emile-Auguste Hublin (1830 - 1891)
Emile-Auguste Hublin
1830 - 1891
Janko Anastasov (1892 - 1958)
Janko Anastasov
1892 - 1958
Min Jung-Yeon (1979)
Min Jung-Yeon
1979

Creators Black & white photo

Marguerite Duras (1914 - 1996)
Marguerite Duras
1914 - 1996
Carol (Olga Carolina) Rama (1918 - 2015)
Carol (Olga Carolina) Rama
1918 - 2015
James Belton Bonsall (1926 - 1999)
James Belton Bonsall
1926 - 1999
Vladimir Evgenievich Pamfilov (1904 - 1970)
Vladimir Evgenievich Pamfilov
1904 - 1970
Ernst Thoms (1896 - 1983)
Ernst Thoms
1896 - 1983
Herbert Oehm (1935)
Herbert Oehm
1935
Fernando Campana (1961 - 2022)
Fernando Campana
1961 - 2022
Manfred Bockelmann (1943)
Manfred Bockelmann
1943
Karin Götz (1938)
Karin Götz
1938
Moritz Schleime (1978)
Moritz Schleime
1978
William Roberts (1895 - 1980)
William Roberts
1895 - 1980
Don Bachardy (1934)
Don Bachardy
1934
Sabine Weiss (1924 - 2021)
Sabine Weiss
1924 - 2021
Stephan Huber (1952)
Stephan Huber
1952
Astrid Volquardsen (1969)
Astrid Volquardsen
1969
Horst Becking (1937)
Horst Becking
1937
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