Jean-Michel Folon
Jean-Michel Folon (born March 1, 1934 in Uccle near Brussels , † October 20, 2005 in Monaco ) was a Belgian graphic artist , illustrator , painter and sculptor .
Life
Jean-Michel Folon became internationally known in the 1960s for his illustrations of works by well-known artists such as Franz Kafka and Boris Vian, as well as for the design of posters and advertisements; Among other things, the Olivetti (typewriter) advertising campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s were shaped by his handwriting and were included in numerous poster collections . He also sketched a wide variety of newspaper and magazine articles (including Time magazine) with his accompanying illustrations, which were often used as cover pictures. His pictures are often laid out in a light and subtle as well as surrealistic - melancholy watercolor - and pen technique.
Folon's works, watercolors, sculptures and pictures have been exhibited in all the famous museums around the world. His work A tree dies - Un albero muore , 1974, is in the Museo Cantonale d'Arte in Lugano .
Folon Foundation
The artist has his own museum in the form of the "Fondation Folon" which he founded on October 28, 2000. The museum is located in the Solvay domain park in La Hulpe, a few kilometers outside Brussels. Over three hundred works are shown in fifteen exhibition halls: watercolors, paintings, sculptures, engravings, objects, posters and illustrations.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Fondation Folon, the Belgian Post issued a booklet with ten Folon stamps on October 16, 2010.
literature
- Jean-Michel Folon: Esprit Linear . 1963, Bärmeier und Nickel publishing house
- Jean-Michel Folon: Folon - A tree dies . 1974, ISBN 3-295-00008-5
- Jean-Michel Folon, Marcel van Jole, Adolf Neetens: Folon . 1978, ISBN 90-5433-116-X
Web links
- Internet presence of Jean-Michel Folon (French)
- Website of the Folon Foundation. (French, Dutch, English)
- Entry in askart
- Friends of J.-M. Folon
- Jean-Michel Folon at artfacts.net
- Jean-Michel Folon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Jean-Michel Folon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Search for Jean-Michel Folon in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jean-Michel Folon. Museo Cantonale d'Arte, Lugano
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Folon, Jean-Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian graphic artist and illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uccle |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 20, 2005 |
| Place of death | Monaco |