Jean-Paul Réti

Jean-Paul Réti
Born
Jean-Paul Reti

1946
Brașov, Romania
Known forSculpting

Jean-Paul Réti (alternative spelling: Jean-Paul Reti) is an artist and sculptor of French and Hungarian descent, established in France.

Biography

Jean-Paul Réti, born in 1946 in Brașov, Romania, spent part of his school years in Budapest, Hungary, before establishing in Paris, France, in the late 1960s. There, he became a student at Beaux-Arts de Paris, under the supervision of noted French sculptor César. In the 1970s, he developed commissioned sculpture work for artists such as Fernando Botero, Jean-Michel Folon, Jean Dubuffet and Pierre Klossowski. He became a resident of the French Academy in Rome at the Villa Medici from 1978 to 1980, and a recipient of the Prix de Rome.[1][2] In 1985, he established his workshop permanently in Les Frigos, a squatting art space in Paris, France.[3]

Work

Inspired by urban life, by radical anarchist political views, and also by botanic phenomena (e.g. roots) and environmental dynamics, the art of Jean-Paul Réti has been often compared to that of the Nouveaux Réalistes, especially through its connections to the work of César Baldaccini.[1][2] He uses a wide range of sculpting materials, most notably steel, also vegetable fibre. His work features in reputable collections, including the François Pinault Collection.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Réti, Jean-Paul (1980). Sculptures - Villa Medici Septembre 1980. Académie de France à Rome.
  2. ^ a b Delarge, Jean-Pierre (2001). Dictionnaire des arts plastiques modernes et contemporains. Gründ. p. 1992. ISBN 978-2-7000-3055-6.
  3. ^ Sawyer, Stephen W. (2012). "What's in the Fridge? Counter-democratic mobilization in post-industrial urban "cultural" development". In Grodach, Carl (ed.). The Politics of Urban Cultural Policy: Global Perspectives. Taylor & Francis. pp. 288–301. ISBN 978-02030-8877-7.
  4. ^ Schwaab, Catherine (6 April 2016). "Jean Paul Reti et ses arbres tête en bas - Chronique". Paris Match. Paris, France. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

Jean-Paul Réti in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website Edit this at Wikidata