Painter of miniatures and icons, Jean Claracq creates a dialogue between painting and the digital realm. His models are drawn from social networks such as Instagram and Grindr. They 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 – through his use of oil painting on wood and his attention to details – the artist plays with different reading levels and accurately depicts our relationship to screens and solitude in an urban environment.
His paintings explore, in the finest form, the language of advertisement and social media and how they create desire and fascination. They often refer to the architecture of suburban areas, such as car parks, symbols of a world alienated by consumerism to the point of sacrificing its own existence. With his eclectic references, Jean Claracq succeeds in depicting the ambivalence within joy and pleasure when mixed with the anguish of a world on the verge of collapsing. To this regard, his dystopian view of la joie de vivre presents itself as a new alternative to the divine perception of the world.
Peintre de miniatures et d’icônes, Jean Claracq crée un dialogue entre peinture traditionnelle et monde numérique. Ses modèles sont issus des réseaux sociaux comme Instagram et Grindr. Ils interagissent dans ses tableaux avec de nombreuses références à l’histoire de l’art classique, notamment aux écoles d’Europe du Nord. Attaché aux techniques traditionnelles – par son utilisation de la peinture à l'huile sur bois et son attention portée aux détails – l’artiste joue avec différents niveaux de lecture possibles et dépeint avec précision notre rapport aux écrans et à la solitude en milieu urbain.
Les peintures de Jean Claracq exploitent, avec délicatesse et raffinement, le langage de la publicité et des réseaux sociaux pour créer désir et fascination. Il évoque notamment l’architecture des zones périurbaines, plus particulièrement celles des parkings, symboles d’un monde aliéné par la consommation jusqu’à sacrifier sa propre existence. Au travers de références éclectiques, Jean Claracq évoque l’ambivalence dans la joie et le plaisir lorsqu’ils sont mêlés à l’angoisse d’un monde déstructuré proche de l’effondrement. Sa vision dystopique de la joie de vivre se présente ainsi comme une alternative nouvelle à la perception divine du monde.


Jean Claracq
Born in 1991
Lives & works in Marseille


Jan 24 – Apr 6, 2024
Caroline's homeGroupshow, Maison Populaire, Montreuil, FRView More
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Dec 13, 2023 – Apr 21, 2024
Prendre le soleilGroup show, Hangar Y, Meudon, FRView More
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Sep 14 – Dec 31, 2022
16th Lyon BiennialGroup show, Lugdunum - Musée et théâtres romains, Lyon, FRView More
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Oct 15 – Nov 19, 2022
Il faudrait que je me calmeGroup show, Mendes Wood DM, Brussels, BEView More
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Mar 24 – Apr 24, 2022
We Paint! Prix Jean-François PratGroup show, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris FRView More
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Oct 13 – Nov 1, 2021
Hors les murs FIAC 2021Solo show, Musée National Eugène Delacroix, Paris, FRView More
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Feb 13 – Apr 10, 2021
UntitledSolo show, Sultana, Paris, FR© Romain DarnaudView More
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Oct 13 – Oct 18, 2020
MasculinitéGroup show, Double Séjour, Paris, FRView More
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Feb 2 – May 23, 2020
La HardiesseGroup show, La Fondation Agnès B., Paris, FRView More
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Feb 29 – Mar 28, 2020
J'aime, je n'aime pasGroup Show, Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin, DEView More
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Sep 23, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021
Open Space #7Solo show, Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, FRView More
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Jan 26 – Mar 16, 2019
Mais pas du tout, c’est platement figuratif ! Toi tu es spirituelle mon amour !Group show, Galerie Jousse Entreprise, Paris, FRView More
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Oct 12 – Nov 11, 2018
ARTAGON IV - Heading East !Group show, Magasins Généraux, Pantin, FRView More
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Sep 27 – Nov 17, 2024
Grande villeMagasin généraux, Pantin, FRView More
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