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

Nicolas Eekman (1889 - 1973)
Nicolas Eekman
1889 - 1973
Chaïm Soutine (1893 - 1943)
Chaïm Soutine
1893 - 1943
Paul Pascal (1839 - 1905)
Paul Pascal
1839 - 1905
Marcel Fiorini (1922 - 2008)
Marcel Fiorini
1922 - 2008
Andrew Michael Dasburg (1887 - 1979)
Andrew Michael Dasburg
1887 - 1979
Pierre-Paul Prud’hon (1758 - 1823)
Pierre-Paul Prud’hon
1758 - 1823
Theodore Robinson (1852 - 1896)
Theodore Robinson
1852 - 1896
August Macke (1887 - 1914)
August Macke
1887 - 1914
Georges Dussau (1947)
Georges Dussau
1947
Pietro Chiesa (1892 - 1948)
Pietro Chiesa
1892 - 1948
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (1767 - 1824)
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson
1767 - 1824
François Bonvin (1817 - 1887)
François Bonvin
1817 - 1887
Jacob van Schuppen (1670 - 1751)
Jacob van Schuppen
1670 - 1751
Emile-Rene Menard (1862 - 1930)
Emile-Rene Menard
1862 - 1930
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns (1881 - 1980)
Ivan da Silva-Bruhns
1881 - 1980
Emmanuel Mané-Katz (1894 - 1962)
Emmanuel Mané-Katz
1894 - 1962

Creators Black & white photo

Conrad Hommel (1883 - 1971)
Conrad Hommel
1883 - 1971
Pierrette Gonseth-Favre (1943)
Pierrette Gonseth-Favre
1943
Matthias Kunkler (1957 - 1997)
Matthias Kunkler
1957 - 1997
Amani Lewis (1994)
Amani Lewis
1994
Laure Mary-Couégnias (1989)
Laure Mary-Couégnias
1989
Martin Krampen (1928 - 2015)
Martin Krampen
1928 - 2015
Jonathan De Pas (1932 - 1991)
Jonathan De Pas
1932 - 1991
T. J. Wilcox (1968)
T. J. Wilcox
1968
Frank Badur (1944)
Frank Badur
1944
Alex Perweiler (1986)
Alex Perweiler
1986
Aurélie Nemours (1910 - 2005)
Aurélie Nemours
1910 - 2005
Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901 - 1991)
Fahrelnissa Zeid
1901 - 1991
Karl-Georg Hirsch (1938)
Karl-Georg Hirsch
1938
Werner Nöfer (1937)
Werner Nöfer
1937
Hu Yongkai (1945)
Hu Yongkai
1945
Aleksandr Arkad'evich Labas (1900 - 1983)
Aleksandr Arkad'evich Labas
1900 - 1983
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