From his first poster for a short film by Maurice Pialat in 1961 to his last, in 2005 announcing his exhibition in Florence, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) has left his mark on poster art and the public's eye.
In contrast to the productions of his time, all photographs and typographical games, the artist elaborates a universe of rare coherence, constantly guided by Mies van der Rohe's motto, Less is more. He plays with a radical economy of means, based on the elementary expression of line and the emotional charge of colour - coloured inks, screen prints or watercolours.
His vocabulary consists of a few basic characters - arrows, signs, masks, eyes, hands, birds, etc. - which he uses according to the project. He mixes them according to the project, playing with an infinite number of synecdoches and metamorphoses, all laced with humour and poetry.
The exhibition presents a selection of the artist's most beautiful and rare posters, as well as unpublished sketches and watercolours that shed light on the creative process and enrich the discovery.
Folon Foundation, Drève de la Ramée 6A 1310 La Hulpe Folon FoundationFrom his first poster for a short film by Maurice Pialat in 1961 to his last, in 2005 announcing his exhibition in Florence, Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) has left his mark on poster art and the public’s eye.
In contrast to the productions of his time, all photographs and typographical games, the artist elaborates a universe of rare coherence, constantly guided by Mies van der Rohe’s motto, Less is more. He plays with a radical economy of means, based on the elementary expression of line and the emotional charge of colour – coloured inks, screen prints or watercolours.
His vocabulary consists of a few basic characters – arrows, signs, masks, eyes, hands, birds, etc. – which he uses according to the project. He mixes them according to the project, playing with an infinite number of synecdoches and metamorphoses, all laced with humour and poetry.
The exhibition presents a selection of the artist’s most beautiful and rare posters, as well as unpublished sketches and watercolours that shed light on the creative process and enrich the discovery.
