Jean Arcelin
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Jean Arcelin is a French and Swiss painter born in Paris
in June of 1962.
He studied at Charpentier, a licensed art history school at the Sorbonne
, where he developed an interest in seventeenth and eighteenth century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism
and figurative art, as well as some remote elements of Baroque
.
He has exhibited regularly in France
, Switzerland
and the US
since 1990. He lives and teaches painting in Paris
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in June of 1962.
He studied at Charpentier, a licensed art history school at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
, where he developed an interest in seventeenth and eighteenth century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism
Realism (arts)
Realism in the visual arts and literature refers to the general attempt to depict subjects "in accordance with secular, empirical rules", as they are considered to exist in third person objective reality, without embellishment or interpretation...
and figurative art, as well as some remote elements of Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
.
He has exhibited regularly in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and the US
United States
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since 1990. He lives and teaches painting in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Recent exhibitions
- 2011: The Affordable Art Fair, New York City.
- 2011: Eclectic exhibition, Besharat Gallery, Atlanta.
- 2011: Scope Basel, Switzerland.
- 2011: ArtMRKT, San Francisco.
- 2011: Sibman Gallery, Paris, France.
- 2011: Lille Art Fair.
- 2011: Scope, New York City.