Jean-Marie Pirot (December 26, 1926 – August 23, 2018), popularly known as Arcabas (a name given to him by his pupils), was a French contemporary sacred artist.
Pirot was born in
Trémery
Trémery (; german: Tremerchen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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* Usine PSA de Trémery (PSA factory of Trémery), the biggest diesel engine factory in the world.
Notable citizens
Jean-Marie ...
. He studied in the ''École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts'' of
Paris
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and taught in the ''École des Beaux-Arts'' of
Grenoble
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. He became known for his works in
Saint-Hugues-de-Chartreuse church.
From 1969 to 1972, he was appointed ''guest artist'' by the Canadian government, and was a professor of the University of
Ottawa
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, where he created "l’atelier collectif expérimental".
Later, back in France, he founded the atelier "Éloge de la Main". He received several demands from the French government and religious institutions. His works can be found in France, Germany, Mexico, Canada and the USA. He last lived in Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, in
Isère
Isère ( , ; frp, Isera; oc, Isèra, ) is a landlocked department in the southeastern French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Named after the river Isère, it had a population of 1,271,166 in 2019.[sculpture
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,
engraving
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,
tapestry
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,
mosaic
A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...
or
cabinet work
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Furniture
* Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers
* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filing ...
, but specially painting. He also worked for theater making scenery and costumes.
His works were usually inspired by stories of the
Bible
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.
External links
Site officiel de l'artisteMusée départemental d'art sacré contemporain: pour un aperçu de l'église Saint-Hugues de Chartreuse.
1926 births
2018 deaths
20th-century French painters
21st-century French painters
French male painters
People from Moselle (department)
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