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Jérôme Borel was born in 1958 in Gap, France. At the age of 16 years old he began his painting practice following an accident that caused him to be immobile for an extended period. It was at this moment is his life that Borel decided to become a painter.
He built his practice on his own and took a detour at the University of Montreal, Québec, to expand his knowledge in modern and contemporary art history.
In 1989-1990, a collective project brought him to Djibouti with the support of the Villa Medici Prize. In 1992 he participated in a residency at the French Institute of Naples, Italy. In 1995, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fellowship, he travelled to a residency in South Africa, in Johannesburg and Soweto. In 1997, The French Institute of Thessalonique invited Borel to pursue the graphic style work he began in Africa.
He recognizes himself in the brilliant thoughts of Jeff Wall for whom the utmost activity of the artist is not to destroy or violently attack the tradition of the image to which he belongs but rather to explore its legitimacy by integrating a critical dimension to his or her work.
Borel tells us : "I paint abstract representations with figurative shapes. Each work is a possible answer to the fundamental questions of our existence."
Borel has developped a vocabulary both powerful and subtle, combining a strong narrative with the systematic deconstruction of the subject. Between presence and absence, representation and suggestion, Jerome Borel opens a mental space where the imagination navigates through litterary and cinematographical references.
The painter, whose works belong to major public collections such as the French National Fund for Contemporary Art, the French National Library and, since 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (Paris), will present a new body of work comprising of acrylic paintings on canvas and charcoals on paper.
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He built his practice on his own and took a detour at the University of Montreal, Québec, to expand his knowledge in modern and contemporary art history.
In 1989-1990, a collective project brought him to Djibouti with the support of the Villa Medici Prize. In 1992 he participated in a residency at the French Institute of Naples, Italy. In 1995, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fellowship, he travelled to a residency in South Africa, in Johannesburg and Soweto. In 1997, The French Institute of Thessalonique invited Borel to pursue the graphic style work he began in Africa.
He recognizes himself in the brilliant thoughts of Jeff Wall for whom the utmost activity of the artist is not to destroy or violently attack the tradition of the image to which he belongs but rather to explore its legitimacy by integrating a critical dimension to his or her work.
Borel tells us : "I paint abstract representations with figurative shapes. Each work is a possible answer to the fundamental questions of our existence."
Borel has developped a vocabulary both powerful and subtle, combining a strong narrative with the systematic deconstruction of the subject. Between presence and absence, representation and suggestion, Jerome Borel opens a mental space where the imagination navigates through litterary and cinematographical references.
The painter, whose works belong to major public collections such as the French National Fund for Contemporary Art, the French National Library and, since 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (Paris), will present a new body of work comprising of acrylic paintings on canvas and charcoals on paper.
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Jérôme Borel was born in 1958 in Gap, France. At the age of 16 years old he began his painting practice following an accident that caused him to be immobile for an extended period. It was at this moment is his life that Borel decided to become a painter.He built his practice on his own and took a detour at the University of Montreal, Québec, to expand his knowledge in modern and contemporary art history. In 1989-1990, a collective project brought him to Djibouti with the support of the Villa Medici Prize. In 1992 he participated in a residency at the French Institute of Naples, Italy. In 1995, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs fellowship, he travelled to a residency in South Africa, in Johannesburg and Soweto. In 1997, The French Institute of Thessalonique invited Borel to pursue the graphic style work he began in Africa. He recognizes himself in the brilliant thoughts of Jeff Wall for whom the utmost activity of the artist is not to destroy or violently attack the tradition of the image to which he belongs but rather to explore its legitimacy by integrating a critical dimension to his or her work.Borel tells us : "I paint abstract representations with figurative shapes. Each work is a possible answer to the fundamental questions of our existence."Borel has developped a vocabulary both powerful and subtle, combining a strong narrative with the systematic deconstruction of the subject. Between presence and absence, representation and suggestion, Jerome Borel opens a mental space where the imagination navigates through litterary and cinematographical references.The painter, whose works belong to major public collections such as the French National Fund for Contemporary Art, the French National Library and, since 2017, the Museum of Modern Art (Paris), will present a new body of work comprising of acrylic paintings on canvas and charcoals on paper.
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When was Jérôme Borel born?
The year of birth of the artist is: 1958