Painter of miniatures and icons, Jean Claracq creates a dialogue between painting and the digital realm. His models, drawn from social networks such as Instagram and Grindr, interact in his paintings with numerous references to art history, in particular Northern European paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries. Attached to traditional techniques â oil painting on wood and meticulous attention to detail â he works across multiple layers of reading and depicts with precision our relationship to screens, desire, and urban solitude. Through his eclectic references, Jean Claracq explores the ambivalence of joy and pleasure when when intertwined with the anxiety of a fragmented world on the brink of collapse.
Peintre de miniatures et dâicĂŽnes, Jean Claracq met en relation peinture traditionnelle et monde numĂ©rique. Ses modĂšles, issus des rĂ©seaux sociaux comme Instagram et Grindr, dialoguent avec des rĂ©fĂ©rences Ă lâhistoire de lâart, notamment aux Ă©coles dâEurope du Nord. AttachĂ© aux techniques traditionnelles â peinture Ă lâhuile sur bois, attention portĂ©e aux dĂ©tails â il joue avec diffĂ©rents niveaux de lecture et dĂ©peint avec prĂ©cision notre rapport aux Ă©crans, au dĂ©sir et Ă la solitude urbaine. Ă travers ses rĂ©fĂ©rences Ă©clectiques, Jean Claracq Ă©voque lâambivalence de la joie et du plaisir lorsquâils sont mĂȘlĂ©s Ă lâangoisse dâun monde dĂ©structurĂ© proche de lâeffondrement.

















