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

Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671 - 1737)
Jean Baptiste Vanmour
1671 - 1737
Hubert Robert (1733 - 1808)
Hubert Robert
1733 - 1808
Gerard Garouste (1946)
Gerard Garouste
1946
Jean-François Dubreuil (1946)
Jean-François Dubreuil
1946
Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer (1766 - 1847)
Wolfgang-Adam Töpffer
1766 - 1847
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt) (1898 - 1954)
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt)
1898 - 1954
Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (1710 - 1795)
Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain
1710 - 1795
Nicolas Schöffer (1912 - 1992)
Nicolas Schöffer
1912 - 1992
Eugène Pluchart (1809 - 1880)
Eugène Pluchart
1809 - 1880
Jean-Marc Bustamante (1952)
Jean-Marc Bustamante
1952
Michael Quistrebert (1982)
Michael Quistrebert
1982
Aleksandr Borisovich Kusikov (1896 - 1977)
Aleksandr Borisovich Kusikov
1896 - 1977
François Joseph Bosio (1768 - 1845)
François Joseph Bosio
1768 - 1845
Henri Weigele (1858 - 1927)
Henri Weigele
1858 - 1927
Jean-Charles Develly (1783 - 1862)
Jean-Charles Develly
1783 - 1862
Robert Filliou (1926 - 1987)
Robert Filliou
1926 - 1987

Creators Black & white photo

Alice Neel (1900 - 1984)
Alice Neel
1900 - 1984
Cristina de Miguel (1987)
Cristina de Miguel
1987
Pierre Boulle (1912 - 1994)
Pierre Boulle
1912 - 1994
Rainer Hercks (1951 - 2005)
Rainer Hercks
1951 - 2005
Yves Corbassière (1925 - 2020)
Yves Corbassière
1925 - 2020
Jabbar Daoud (1934)
Jabbar Daoud
1934
Axel Crieger (1955)
Axel Crieger
1955
Lubna Agha (1949 - 2012)
Lubna Agha
1949 - 2012
Valerie Jaudon (1945)
Valerie Jaudon
1945
Lía Bermúdez (1930 - 2021)
Lía Bermúdez
1930 - 2021
Kazuo Katase (1947 - 2024)
Kazuo Katase
1947 - 2024
Dag Seemann (1959)
Dag Seemann
1959
Rafael Soriano (1920 - 2015)
Rafael Soriano
1920 - 2015
Candida Höfer (1944)
Candida Höfer
1944
Douglas Gordon (1966)
Douglas Gordon
1966
Julião Manuel Tavares Sena Sarmento (1948 - 2021)
Julião Manuel Tavares Sena Sarmento
1948 - 2021
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