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

Odilon Redon (1840 - 1916)
Odilon Redon
1840 - 1916
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns (1881 - 1980)
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns
1881 - 1980
Giovanni Boldini (1842 - 1931)
Giovanni Boldini
1842 - 1931
Pierre Jules Mene (1810 - 1879)
Pierre Jules Mene
1810 - 1879
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855 - 1930)
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau
1855 - 1930
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Jean Dubuffet (1901 - 1985)
Jean Dubuffet
1901 - 1985
Endre Rozsda (1913 - 1999)
Endre Rozsda
1913 - 1999
Cristof Yvore (1967 - 2013)
Cristof Yvore
1967 - 2013
François Devosge (1732 - 1811)
François Devosge
1732 - 1811
Avigdor Arikha (1929 - 2010)
Avigdor Arikha
1929 - 2010
Georges Lacombe (1868 - 1916)
Georges Lacombe
1868 - 1916
William Gerard Barry (1864 - 1941)
William Gerard Barry
1864 - 1941
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon (1935 - 2009)
Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon
1935 - 2009
Luca Giordano (1634 - 1705)
Luca Giordano
1634 - 1705
Antoine Rivalz (1667 - 1735)
Antoine Rivalz
1667 - 1735

Creators Black & white photo

Hans Coper (1920 - 1981)
Hans Coper
1920 - 1981
Boris Efimovich Kalita (1939 - 2015)
Boris Efimovich Kalita
1939 - 2015
Janet Cooling (1951 - 2022)
Janet Cooling
1951 - 2022
Jenny Holzer (1950)
Jenny Holzer
1950
Jo Jastram (1928 - 2011)
Jo Jastram
1928 - 2011
Helen Zelezny-Scholz (1882 - 1974)
Helen Zelezny-Scholz
1882 - 1974
Humberto Campana (1953)
Humberto Campana
1953
Kaya Theiss (1959)
Kaya Theiss
1959
Eddie Arroyo (1976)
Eddie Arroyo
1976
Jean-Charles Blais (1956)
Jean-Charles Blais
1956
Gideon Rubin (1973)
Gideon Rubin
1973
Gilbert Prousch (1943)
Gilbert Prousch
1943
Jean Leppien (1910 - 1991)
Jean Leppien
1910 - 1991
Giorgio Avanti (1946)
Giorgio Avanti
1946
Marilyn Bendell (1921 - 2003)
Marilyn Bendell
1921 - 2003
James Weeks (1922 - 1998)
James Weeks
1922 - 1998
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