Bernard Lagneau

Bernard Lagneau
Lagneau's machine in Kraków in 2008
Born(1937-03-27)27 March 1937
Courbevoie, France
Died13 October 2024(2024-10-13) (aged 87)
Die, France
EducationÉcole Estienne
OccupationPlastic artist

Bernard Lagneau (27 March 1937 – 13 October 2024) was a French plastic artist.[1]

Biography

Born in Courbevoie on 27 March 1937, Lagneau studied at the École Estienne and worked as a publishing designer from 1960 to 1970.[2] He notably created mechanical objects made out of cardboard wheels and belts and driven by electric motors.[3] He also designed buildings at the Maison de la Culture in Bourges,[4] which were subsequently destroyed.[5] Throughout his career, he held exhibitions primarily in France but also displayed his works in Romania[6] and Germany.[7]

Lagneau died in Die on 13 October 2024, at the age of 87.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Monsieur Bernard LAGNEAU". Libra Memoria (in French).
  2. ^ Bernard Lagneau, Les temples-cabanes (in French). Valréas: General Council of Vaucluse. 1991.
  3. ^ Lascault, Gilbert (1979). Lieux mécanisés et explorations de Bernard Lagneau (in French). Reims: Maison de la Culture André Malraux.
  4. ^ Bernard Lagneau, lieux mécanisés, exploration des paysages, architectures fugitives (in French). Rouen: CRDP de Rouen. 1981.
  5. ^ "La cité de carton du Pilat". Histoire et Traditions du Bassin d'Arcachon (in French). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  6. ^ Văsii, Andrada (27 May 2013). "Sun Plaza este cel de-al 82-lea loc mecanizat, în premieră pentru România, de către artistul francez Bernard Lagneau". Ziarul Metropolis (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  7. ^ Metz, Erhard (15 October 2016). "Bernard Lagneaus Maschinenpark im Frankfurter NordWestZentrum". Feuilleton Frankfurt (in German). Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Bernard LAGNEAU". Simplifia (in French).