Jean Jullien

Born in France in 1983.

Jean Jullien studied in London, graduating from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in 2008, and gaining a Master’s from the Royal College of Art in 2010. Working as an illustrator and providing works to various clients including the New York Times, National Geographic, RCA Records, Le Center Pompidou, Hermès, Petit Bateau, and Vogue, Jullien has also actively engaged in the production of paintings, holding exhibitions throughout the world such as San Francisco, London, Berlin, and the PARCO Museum in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Deeply rooted in French poster art from the 1950s, Julien uses such visual language as commentaries on daily occurrences, with expressionist aesthetics that transcends the form beyond commercialism. Julien aims to communicate not only a visceral reaction but also lasting mental cues that bear a place with the viewers in their daily lives. One epitome of Julien’s work is no other than the “Peace for Paris” symbol in 2015.

Jullien himself also mentions having received inspiration from various Japanese comics like Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Dragon Ball, and City Hunter, Franco-Belgian comics referred to as Bandes dessinées, as well as figures such as French poster artist Raymond Savignac, children’s book illustrator Tomi Ungerer, and illustrator and cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé. His works, respond to this world with a rich sense of wit, can indeed be regarded as a manifestation of the artist’s creativity that is not bound to fine art, but has been naturally cultivated through his encounter with a wide range of cultures.

1983年出生於法國。

Jean Jullien 於倫敦完成學業，2008 年畢業於中央聖馬丁藝術與設計學院，2010 年獲得皇家藝術學院碩士學位。作為插畫家，為《紐約時報》、《國家地理》 、RCA唱片公司、蓬皮杜藝術中心、愛馬仕、Petit Bateau、Vogue等多家知名客戶提供插畫作品。Jullien還積極從事繪畫製作，在舊金山、倫敦、柏林、新加坡等世界各地舉辦展覽。

Julien 以富表現主義的筆觸將五十年代的法國海報藝術從商業味重的本質昇華，成為他回應塵世日常的獨特視覺語言。Julien希望作品不單觸動觀者的感官，而是在世人腦海中刻下深切的印象。最佳例子就是2015年將巴黎鐵塔融入到「和平」標誌中的「和平巴黎」標誌。

Jullien 本人亦曾提到，他從各種漫畫作品中獲取靈感，日本漫畫如《聖鬥士星矢：十二宮騎士》、《龍珠》和《城市獵人》；法國-比利時漫畫《Bandes dessinées》；以及法國海報藝術家Raymond Savignac、兒童圖書插畫家Tomi Ungerer、插畫家和漫畫家Jean-Jacques Sempé等人物。他的作品有人文關懷之餘充滿了豐富的詼諧感，可以確實看出藝術家的創造力的體現，這種創造力並不局限於美術，而是在與多種文化的接觸中自然而然地培養出來的。

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