Jean-Luc Moulène

Place: Reims

Born: 1955

Biography:

Jean-Luc Moulène is a French contemporary artist, born in 1955, who has been active in the art world since the 1970s. Jean-Luc Moulène is known for his diverse range of media, including photography, drawings, and sculptures, which examine the relationship between systems and orders.

Early Life and Career

Moulène began studying art in 1972 at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Versaille. He became friends with artist Michel Journiac, who introduced him to artists in the Art Corporel movement, such as Gina Pane and Hermann Nitsch. Moulène received his BA (1978) and MA (1979) at the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. In 1983, he started his series Disjonctions/, which consists of sixty photographs documenting uneventful street scenes.

Work and Style

Moulène's work is characterized by a self-reflective process of interrogation that generates variations, distresses order, and produces certainty through negation. He organizes his works into categories and subcategories, establishing an ontological distinction for himself and indicating his processes of production and the rhetoric of the images. Moulène's practice has been described as a genuine struggle against self-inflicted sequestration.

• Documents/ (1989-) is a body of work that contains Moulène's repeated visits to a particular site, the systematic compilation of a particular collection of objects, and the acquisition of products manufactured.
• Objets de grève (39 Strike Objects) (1999-2000) is a series of photographs documenting products made by French industrial workers on strike, and sold in the black market to help fund their cause.
• Moulène's work has been influenced by philosophers such as Reza Negarestani and Alain Badiou, who have written about his use of abstraction and its relation to other fields of thought.

Moulène's work can be found in various museums, including the Musée d'Orsay and the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Carcassonne. His practice has been recognized by art critics and collectors, who appreciate his unique approach to art and his ability to challenge traditional notions of creativity. Key aspects of Moulène's work include: - The use of photography as a medium to document and explore the relationship between systems and orders. - The importance of abstraction in his practice, which allows him to challenge traditional notions of art and creativity. - The influence of philosophers such as Reza Negarestani and Alain Badiou, who have written about Moulène's use of abstraction and its relation to other fields of thought. For more information on Jean-Luc Moulène and his work, visit https://Wikioo.org/@/Jean-Luc-Moulene or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Moul%C3%A8ne. To learn more about the Musée d'Orsay and its collection, visit https://Wikioo.org/@@/A@D3AQ6V-Discover-the-Impressionist-Masterpieces-at-Musee-d-Orsay-France.