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François Rouan is a French artist, born June 8, 1943 in Montpellier. He devotes himself to painting, photography and video. He lives and works in Laversine (Saint-Maximin).

A young resident at the Villa Medici, from 1971 to 1973, he actively met Balthus there and, around the 1960s, became involved in the Supports / Surfaces movement following an emphasis on braiding which earned him the recognition of Jacques Lacan. He will detach himself from it little by little and will turn to a more personal approach; braiding, renewing techniques and supports. The artistic complicity and friendship linked by the two men will continue beyond this Roman stay, to Rossinière.

His current, very prolific work takes him to increasingly volatile materials, in particular through the photographic treatment of the imprint, extended by videographic reinscriptions which give him the opportunity to return to the painting in a redesigned space, in variation , traveled through unprecedented speeds and mergers. The stamp and the shell (in the typographical sense, so to speak) develop a complex and almost labyrinthine interlacing. The colors echo in a sort of mixing that makes one think of the wings of the butterfly in their almost photogenic or mimetic relationship in the middle.


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All artworks of François Rouan
Print, Arena, François Rouan

Arena

François Rouan

Print - 26 x 19.7 inch

£715

Painting, La Raison poétique 4/60, François Rouan

La Raison poétique 4/60

François Rouan

Painting - 9.1 x 5.5 inch

£357

Photography, Notes de regards, François Rouan

Notes de regards

François Rouan

Photography - 9.1 x 5.7 inch

£536

Print, Selon ses faces, François Rouan

Selon ses faces

François Rouan

Print - 26 x 19.7 inch

£581

Print, Selon ses faces 1, François Rouan

Selon ses faces 1

François Rouan

Print - 26 x 19.7 inch

£581

Print, La figure du rond VI, François Rouan

La figure du rond VI

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

£290

Print, La figure du rond V, François Rouan

La figure du rond V

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

£290

Print, La figure du rond IV, François Rouan

La figure du rond IV

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

£290

Print, La figure du rond II, François Rouan

La figure du rond II

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

£290

Print, La figure du rond I, François Rouan

La figure du rond I

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

£290

Print, La Peau Du Ciel 1, François Rouan

La Peau Du Ciel 1

François Rouan

Print - 31.5 x 23.6 inch

£1,072

Print, Effacer la notion 1, François Rouan

Effacer la notion 1

François Rouan

Print - 26 x 19.7 inch

£581

Print, Sans Titre, François Rouan

Sans Titre

François Rouan

Print - 23.6 x 21.7 inch

£581

Print, Selon ses faces 2, François Rouan

Selon ses faces 2

François Rouan

Print - 26 x 19.7 inch

£715

Photography, Notes de regards, François Rouan

Notes de regards

François Rouan

Photography - 8.3 x 5.7 inch

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Print, La figure du rond III, François Rouan

La figure du rond III

François Rouan

Print - 8.1 x 5.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans-titre, François Rouan

Sans-titre

François Rouan

Fine Art Drawings - 12.6 x 9.4 inch

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Photography, Notes de regards, François Rouan

Notes de regards

François Rouan

Photography - 8.7 x 5.7 inch

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Photography, Notes de regards, François Rouan

Notes de regards

François Rouan

Photography - 9.1 x 5.7 inch

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Who is the artist?

François Rouan is a French artist, born June 8, 1943 in Montpellier. He devotes himself to painting, photography and video. He lives and works in Laversine (Saint-Maximin).

A young resident at the Villa Medici, from 1971 to 1973, he actively met Balthus there and, around the 1960s, became involved in the Supports / Surfaces movement following an emphasis on braiding which earned him the recognition of Jacques Lacan. He will detach himself from it little by little and will turn to a more personal approach; braiding, renewing techniques and supports. The artistic complicity and friendship linked by the two men will continue beyond this Roman stay, to Rossinière.

His current, very prolific work takes him to increasingly volatile materials, in particular through the photographic treatment of the imprint, extended by videographic reinscriptions which give him the opportunity to return to the painting in a redesigned space, in variation , traveled through unprecedented speeds and mergers. The stamp and the shell (in the typographical sense, so to speak) develop a complex and almost labyrinthine interlacing. The colors echo in a sort of mixing that makes one think of the wings of the butterfly in their almost photogenic or mimetic relationship in the middle.

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When was François Rouan born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1943