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Ernest Pignon-Ernest, ambassador of urban art in France was born in Nice in 1942. He lives in Paris where he spread his art in the streets of the capital.
With charcoal and black chalk, Ernest Pignon-Ernest sketches human-sized figures on posters and then sticks them. He works with ribbed erasers of all sizes, refines shadows and brings realism and depth to his work. Like an owl, he goes out hunting walls in the night in order to create. Discreet and quick are the key words for his nocturnal outings.
Ernest-Pignon Ernest doesn't choose his places coincidentally. Thinking about the space takes up as much time as the final creation. A true instigator, he deciphers the environment in its spatial and symbolic dimension. He needs to be able to capture the entire territory to have an expert hand on it and provide his fictional element afterward. The essence of the place is then portrayed to all.
With Daniel Buren and Gérard Zlotykamien, Ernest-Pignon Ernest is one of the founding fathers of street art in France. Since 30 years, he uses dreams and poetry in alleys and streets, plotting the furrow for those generations of artists that will follow.
He can't help it but he still has some urban art founding principles like the ephemeral. Ernest-Pignon Ernest produces in series with the help of thin and delicate paper, therefore he goes with the flow of events. The work in streets belong to him and depend on him. The drawings will vanish through time or will be covered.
The artist gives a lot of important to the fact that creation has to be a part of his visual context. His human figures trigger face to face encounters with passers by, they are questioned while being on the street.
During Ernest Pignon-Ernest's life, he defended all kinds of major social issues and became part of these in a political and artistic manner. In 1977, he was one of the founders of the National union of visual artists and the member of the French communism party.
His career and trips made him encounter horrible scenes. Firstly, Ernest-Pignon Ernest was horrified by the apocalypse events which hit Nagasaki and the walls still retain the traces, he sees shadows still impacted by the shock. The AIDS issue in South of Africa not to mention the struggle against Apartheid.
Ernest-Pignon-Ernest manages to capture the beauty and terror of the world, sometimes in the same work. He springs the essence of these two worlds, in order to question and stimulate the conscience, through finesse.
In 2023, Ernest Pignon-Ernest was exhibited during Galerie Lelong's "De traces en empreintes" exposition.
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Concert baroque, Verdi
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 7.9 inch
$13,484
Rimbaud, Boulevard Saint-Michel
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 80 x 60 cm Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,124
Wagner
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 36 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.2 x 15.7 inch
$20,226
Etude de jeune fille
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 60 x 80 x 1 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$2,023
Madone au serpent - Napoli 90
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 60 x 80 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$1,011
Alger 2003 Parcours Maurice Audin - El Biar
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 60 x 80 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$787
Pasolini - Dans l'infamie des temps
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 102.5 x 69 cm Print - 40.4 x 27.2 inch
$2,214
Alger 2003, Parcours Maurice Audin "El Biar"
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 60 x 80 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
$787
Rimbaud, Regards, étude n°16
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.4 inch
$15,731
Verlaine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$17,979
Regards, Rimbaud, étude n°9
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 8.7 inch
$20,226
Etude d'après Marie Madeleine
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 20 x 95.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.9 x 37.6 inch
$20,226
Dessins préparatoires pour Pasolini
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 52.5 x 99 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.7 x 39 inch
$24,721
Etude pour les arbrorigènes
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 29 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.4 x 0 inch
$15,170
Etude pour les Arbrorigènes
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 29 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.4 inch
$15,170
Etude pour une allégorie de la justice
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 101 x 64 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.8 x 25.2 inch
$33,710
Extase
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 8.7 inch
$14,608
Anvers
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 63 x 38 cm Fine Art Drawings - 24.8 x 15 inch
$22,473
Parcours Desnos, Louise Lame, étude 2
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 31 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.2 inch
$22,473
Pasolini Si je reviens Testaccio
Ernest Pignon-Ernest
Print - 60 x 80 cm Print - 23.6 x 31.5 inch
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