Patrick Dupré (1945)

Patrick Dupré

Patrick Dupré is a French op-art and kinetic artist.

While working for the aluminum company Pechiney in Paris in 1964, he created his first work "Skyscraper" on aluminum plate using rubber, ink, sharpener, blade and Shabu knife, and in the 1970s he already developed his own technique of etching on aluminum foil. During the same years, Dupre also invented a new method of industrial engraving on silver, gold and metal bowls. He created art prints by hand, engravings on copperplate, gravure prints and etchings on drypoint. Since 2012, Dupre has produced Op-Art jewelry based on his work and lives in the French countryside.