Jules Michel
Encyclopedia
Jules Michel is a French
artist
.
As a child of eight, while exploring the family attic, Jules Michel discovered an old oil paint box. With it, he quickly improvised his first paintings.
He was an audacious and reckless youth, filled with enthusiasm and a healthy team spirit. He became the top champion speed roller skater in Paris at the age of fourteen. But he was also greatly impressed by the delicacy and extraordinarily precise work of his uncle, engraver Raymond Courcaut. As a result, Michel became a student of advertising while starting to compete in cycling
races and continuing to paint in secret. He received guidance from Georges Rouault
and Pablo Picasso
but developed his own unique style.
It was just after World War II, during the Saint-Germain-des-Prés
period, that Michel met thinkers as Jean-Paul Sartre
, Simone de Beauvoir
and Boris Vian
against a backdrop of music by the still unknown Juliette Gréco
, and Sidney Bechet
and Claude Luter
on their way to fame as jazzmen.
Embracing a career in advertising, Michel moved up the agency ladder quickly and steadily, but never forgot his first love. In 1945 he learnt photogravure
, lithography
, silkscreen printing and engraving
Jules Michel never stopped painting and sculpting but was too individualistic and too full of energy to follow a long academic course. Instead, he roamed the Louvre
, learned from his artist friends and periodically attended a variety of art schools including, from 1948 to 1951, Ecole des Arts Appliqués et des Arts Décoratifs, Les Beaux Arts and[La Grande Chaumière where he was temporarily interested in Cubism
. In 1951 he performed his military service.
In 1973 he established his first studio in Paris. Between 1974 and 1980 he lived in Australia
, then moving to Montreal
, Canada
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
.
As a child of eight, while exploring the family attic, Jules Michel discovered an old oil paint box. With it, he quickly improvised his first paintings.
He was an audacious and reckless youth, filled with enthusiasm and a healthy team spirit. He became the top champion speed roller skater in Paris at the age of fourteen. But he was also greatly impressed by the delicacy and extraordinarily precise work of his uncle, engraver Raymond Courcaut. As a result, Michel became a student of advertising while starting to compete in cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
races and continuing to paint in secret. He received guidance from Georges Rouault
Georges Rouault
Georges Henri Rouault[p] was a French Fauvist and Expressionist painter, and printmaker in lithography and etching.-Childhood and education:Rouault was born in Paris into a poor family...
and Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso known as Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish expatriate painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer, one of the greatest and most influential artists of the...
but developed his own unique style.
It was just after World War II, during the Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Saint-Germain-des-Prés is an area of the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, located around the church of the former Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés....
period, that Michel met thinkers as Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic. He was one of the leading figures in 20th century French philosophy, particularly Marxism, and was one of the key figures in literary...
, Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone-Ernestine-Lucie-Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir, often shortened to Simone de Beauvoir , was a French existentialist philosopher, public intellectual, and social theorist. She wrote novels, essays, biographies, an autobiography in several volumes, and monographs on philosophy, politics, and...
and Boris Vian
Boris Vian
Boris Vian was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their...
against a backdrop of music by the still unknown Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco
Juliette Gréco, — also Michelle – is a French actress and popular chanson singer.-Early life and family:Juliette Gréco was born in Montpellier to a Corsican father and a mother who became active in the Résistance, in the Hérault département of southern France. She was raised by her maternal...
, and Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He was one of the first important soloists in jazz , and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist...
and Claude Luter
Claude Luter
Claude Luter 23 July 1923, Paris – 6 October 2006, Paris) was a jazz clarinetist who also doubled on soprano saxophone.He began on trumpet, but switched to clarinet. He might be best known for being an accompanist to Sidney Bechet when he was in Paris, but he also worked with Barney Bigard...
on their way to fame as jazzmen.
Embracing a career in advertising, Michel moved up the agency ladder quickly and steadily, but never forgot his first love. In 1945 he learnt photogravure
Photogravure
Photogravure is an intaglio printmaking or photo-mechanical process whereby a copper plate is coated with a light-sensitive gelatin tissue which had been exposed to a film positive, and then etched, resulting in a high quality intaglio print that can reproduce the detail and continuous tones of a...
, lithography
Lithography
Lithography is a method for printing using a stone or a metal plate with a completely smooth surface...
, silkscreen printing and engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
Jules Michel never stopped painting and sculpting but was too individualistic and too full of energy to follow a long academic course. Instead, he roamed the Louvre
Palais du Louvre
The Louvre Palace , on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris, is a former royal palace situated between the Tuileries Gardens and the church of Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois...
, learned from his artist friends and periodically attended a variety of art schools including, from 1948 to 1951, Ecole des Arts Appliqués et des Arts Décoratifs, Les Beaux Arts and[La Grande Chaumière where he was temporarily interested in Cubism
Cubism
Cubism was a 20th century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture...
. In 1951 he performed his military service.
In 1973 he established his first studio in Paris. Between 1974 and 1980 he lived in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, then moving to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Collections
Art collectors who have works by Jules Michel include- Queen Elizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
- Mercedes Benz, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... - Banque Nationale de Paris, Sydney, Australia
- Art Museum, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, Australia - Musée Laurier, Victoriaville, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Government of Taiwan, TaipeiTaipeiTaipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
, TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... - Robert L. Grant, Sydney, Australia
Exhibitions and awards
- First One Man Show, Galerie Raymond Duncan, Paris 1952-1971
- Group Exhibition, Salon des Artistes Indépendants and Salon d'Automne, Paris 1956
- Winner of the Advertising Trophy for the campaign of the year for "Woolmark" 1968
- Retrospective exhibition, Paris 1971
- Some 30 one man shows across Australia 1979
- Exhibition at Galerie Michele Boussard, Paris 1980
- "Hommage to Jacques Brel", Galerie Le Méridien, Montreal 1981
- Jubilee and Retrospective, Liebert Art Gallery, Sydney 1982
- "Paix Madame", Galerie Hélène Boullé, Montreal 1984
- "Forum", Galerie de L'Isle, Montreal 1986
- Salon International des Arts, Montreal 1987
- "Retrospective exhibition" Musée Laurier, Arthabaska, Canada 1987
- Exhibition at Patricia Judith Art Gallery, Boca Raton, FloridaFloridaFlorida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA 1988 - Salon d'Automne, Montreal 1989
- Exhibition at Patricia Judith Art Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida 1990
- "Hommage to Van Gogh", Galerie Sherbrooke, Montreal 1991
- TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
International Art Salon (TIAS), JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
1992 - Consortium des Arts, Hôtel Byblos, Saint-TropezSaint-TropezSaint-Tropez is a town, 104 km to the east of Marseille, in the Var department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is also the principal town in the canton of Saint-Tropez....
, France 1992 - Wentworth Art Gallery, Miami, Florida 1993
- Wentworth Art Gallery, Boca Raton, and Palm Beach, FloridaPalm Beach, FloridaThe Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth...
1994 - Musée du Mas Carbasse, Saint-EstèveSaint-EstèveSaint-Estève is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, Pyrénées Orientales, France 1996 - Château Valmy, Argelès-sur-MerArgelès-sur-MerArgelès-sur-Mer is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It lies near Perpignan.-Geography:...
, Pyrénées Orientales 1997 - Salon des Arts, Sofitel, La DéfenseLa DéfenseLa Défense is a major business district of the Paris aire urbaine. With a population of 20,000, it is centered in an orbital motorway straddling the Hauts-de-Seine département municipalities of Nanterre, Courbevoie and Puteaux...
, Paris 1998 - L'Olivier, Saint-Estève, Pyrénées Orientales
- Galerie Maurice-Gabriel François, Levallois-PerretLevallois-PerretLevallois-Perret is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret and Village Levallois , and which resulted in the incorporation of the...
, Groupe CIC, Levallois-Perret, France 1999 - Ariotel, PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
, Pyrénées Orientales 1998-2000 - Le Voilier des Saveurs, Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales 1998-2000
- Research and preparation for the exhibition "Mille ans d'en France" 206 art pieces 2000
- "Mille ans d'en France" Saint-Mamet, Saint-Estève, Pyrénées Orientales
- Congress of Mayors of Pyrénées Orientales, PradesPrades-Places:* Prades, Ardèche, in the Ardèche département, France* Prades, Ariège, in the Ariège département, France* Prades, Haute-Loire, in the Haute-Loire département, France...
, Pyrénées Orientales - Congress of Mayors of France, Paris 2002
- Galerie Castelginest, AudeAudeAude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country".Aude is also a frequent feminine French given name in Francophone countries, deriving initially from Aude or Oda, a wife of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine, and mother...
, France 2003 - Académie Artistique du Pays Catalan, BaixasBaixasBaixas is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.-References:*...
, Pyrénées Orientales 2003 - Tribute to Charlie Chaplin's, "The Kid", in the presence of Michael Chaplin, Palais des Congrès, Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales 2003
- Galerie Martin Vivès, Chateau Les Pins, Baixas, Pyrénées Orientales 2005
- CCAS, NarbonneNarbonneNarbonne is a commune in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Once a prosperous port, it is now located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Aude 2005 - Galerie Phare Sud, GruissanGruissanGruissan is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...
, Aude 2005 - Espace Gibert, Lézignan-CorbièresLézignan-CorbièresLézignan-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum .-Geography:...
, Aude 2005 - Société GénéraleSociété GénéraleSociété Générale S.A. is a large European Bank and a major Financial Services company that has a substantial global presence. Its registered office is on Boulevard Haussmann in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, while its head office is in the Tours Société Générale in the business district of La...
, Palais de la Scala, Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
, MonacoMonacoMonaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
2006 - Une promenade en Espagne, Centro Español Perpignan 2006
- Centro Español, Perpignan 2007
- Galerie Eric Chesnais, AlençonAlençonAlençon is a commune in Normandy, France, capital of the Orne department. It is situated west of Paris. Alençon belongs to the intercommunality of Alençon .-History:...
, France 2007 - Phare Sud, Gruissan 2007