Blanquet


Real Name and aliases:

Stéphane Blanquet

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France

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    Biography

    Born in 1973, near Paris, France, multimedia artist Stéphane Blanquet is a prolific figure in the contemporary art scene since the end of the 1980s. He creates and is involved in: art installations, artwork, urban art, animation movies, theater, books, publishing, art direction… When he was a child, he once watched the 3D movie Creature from the Black Lagoon on TV with his grandparents. The experience had a strong impact on him and he has, since then, been strongly interested by the myths and codes of popular culture: illustrated magazines, joke shops, magic tricks, optical illusions and fairground art. In the 1990s, Blanquet was very active both as an artist and a publisher and became one of the leaders of the underground art scene. His art was exhibited at the “Regard Moderne” gallery/library (Paris, France) in 1993 and 1996, in the USA and in Canada. It has been published in Blab! (USA), AX (Japan) and in Europe. In 1996, he received the prestigious Alph Art du fanzine prize at the Angoulême International Comics Festival for his work as a publisher. In 2001, a major retrospective of his work was displayed at the Maison de la culture de Tournai (Belgium). It was followed by numerous solo and group shows throughout the decade: Blab! Exhibition in San Diego (USA) and at the Luzerne Museum (Switzerland), the Cult Fiction exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in London and 6 others venues in the UK, a solo show in Fumetto (Luzerne, Switzerland), another one in Aix-en-Provence (France)… In 2008, he created an outdoor mural for the Kabinett Passage in the “Vienna Museumsquartier” in Austria. It was his first foray in urban art. In 2009, he presented a major installation for the “Quintet” exhibition at the Musée d’Art Contemporain of Lyon. It had a strong impact on a whole generation of artists. In 2010, he spent 3 weeks in Japan, where he had a solo show at the Span Art Gallery in Tokyo and participated in various events. He also presented installations in Singapore: in 2012, “Distorted forest” at the Night Lights festival and, in 2013, the “Glossy Dreams in Depths” installation at the Singapore Art Museum, covering 250 m2 seen by 100,000 visitors. In 2001, his first graphic novel “La nouvelle aux pis” was published by Cornélius. It was followed by numerous other publications: “Le Noir Seigneur”, “Bouquet Bonheur”, “Chochottes”... In 2007, a second graphic novel “La Vénéneuse aux deux éperons” was published, again by Cornélius. It was chosen as one of the 10 most aesthetically outstanding books published in France that year (Concours des plus beaux livres français). Various titles have been published in Japan, the USA, Spain, Italy, Brazil, etc. In 2001, his first graphic novel “La nouvelle aux pis” was published by Cornélius. It was followed by numerous other publications: “Le Noir Seigneur”, “Bouquet Bonheur”, “Chochottes”... In 2007, a second graphic novel “La Vénéneuse aux deux éperons” was published, again by Cornélius. It was chosen as one of the 10 most aesthetically outstanding books published in France that year (Concours des plus beaux livres français). Various titles have been published in Japan, the USA, Spain, Italy, Brazil, etc.

    Artistic production

    Comic Title Role Publisher Year Language
    La gallerie des illustres Author Dupuis 2013 French
    Toys in the basement Author Fantagraphics 2010 English
    Nobrow #6 The Double Author Nobrow Press 2011 English
    Le Noir Seigneur: 4 (lvl 103) Illustrator Colorist Delcourt 2003 French
    Donjon Monster 4 - Le Noir Seigneur Illustrator Delcourt 2003 French
    Fetus #1 Author Fetus Edizioni 2001 Italian
    BLAB! Vol. 14 Author Fantagraphics Books 2003 English

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