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Jean Arcelin

Born in Paris in 1962

French/Swiss painter

Awarded a diploma in art history in the Sorbonne.

Exhibits since 1988

Jean Arcelin is a Franco-Swiss painter born in Paris in 1962. Following his degree in Art History at the Sorbonne, he worked in a studio with masters who developed his taste for 17th and 18th century painting. He paints as an autodidact and exhibits since 1988 in many galleries in Paris, Switzerland and United States.

Jean Arcelin appears in the Dictionary of painters, designers, sculptors and engravers by Emmanuel Bénézit (Oxford University Press 2010) and in the Dictionary of Plastic, Modern and Contemporary Arts by Jean-Pierre Delarge (Editions Gründ 2001).

Jean Arcelin considers painting as a dialogue with his contemporaries. Using all the references, not depriving himself, like the Baroques, of any effect, he makes the spectator travel in majestic or outdated places (creeks, alpine snows, libraries, crimson sofas …) Space and light are the keywords of this living painting executed with a rapid and spontaneous gesture. Figurative without complex, he defines himself as a painter of the imagination.

Vibrantes illusions

01/05/2020

Article : Arts et Décoration N° 550 - Mai/juin 2020

Editor Anne prud'homme-Béné

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Landscapes & interiors

08/05/2018

Article : Pratique des Arts - Special Edition Oil

Editor : David Gauduchon

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La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot

11/07/2014

Article : Jean ARCELIN, "Oeuvres récentes"

Editor Lydia Harambourg

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La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot

03/07/2009

Article : Jean ARCELIN, "impression d'Italie

Editor Lydia Harambourg

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Courrier Français

03/07/2007

Article : A la découverte de Jean ARCELIN

Editor : Jean-François Bel

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La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot

08/06/2007

Article : Jean ARCELIN, "Mirage et Illusionnisme"

Editor Lydia Harambourg

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Les Affiches de Grenoble et du Dauphiné

22/12/2006

Article : Jean ARCELIN, Peintures Récentes

Editor : Jean-Louis Roux

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La Gazette de l'Hôtel Drouot

30/06/2006

Article : Jean ARCELIN, "Capriccio"

Editor Lydia Harambourg

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Interview Jean Arcelin at Galerie 26, Paris - May 2023

Jean Arcelin

Extract from the preface written by Séverine Plat-Monin: Jean Arcelin is a Franco-Swiss painter born in Paris in 1962. Following his degree in Art History at the Sorbonne, he worked in a studio with masters who developed his taste for 17th and 18th century painting. He paints as an autodidact and exhibits since 1988 in many galleries in Paris, Switzerland and United States. Jean Arcelin considers painting as a dialogue with his contemporaries. Using all the references, not depriving himself, like the Baroques, of any effect, he makes the spectator travel in majestic or outdated places (creeks, alpine snows, libraries, crimson sofas …) Space and light are the keywords of this living painting executed with a rapid and spontaneous gesture. Figurative without complex, he defines himself as a painter of the imagination.

Editions des Falaises 2023

80 pages - 21 x 21 cm

20 €

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