Jean-Charles Blais

Born in Nantes in 1956, Jean-Charles Blais is a French artist known in the 1980s for his paintings and collages made from recycled advertising posters. He explores various areas of experimentation, notably investing in urban spaces such as the Assemblée Nationale metro station in Paris and the Léonard de Vinci University in La Défense. He has also created set designs for the Régine Chopinot company, designed graphic elements for the Grand Théâtre de Genève, collaborated with architect Jean Nouvel, and is now involved in the creation of digital works. His works are often characterized by simplified human figures, drawn with dynamic shapes and intense colors. Blais explores the contrast between ephemeral and durable elements, playing on the deconstruction and visual recomposition of bodies and spaces.