- Bernard Faucon
Bernard Faucon (born 1950) is a French photographer and writer.
Faucon was born in Apt, in
Provence , southernFrance . He was taught at the "lycée " in Apt, then graduated inPhilosophy from theSorbonne in 1973. Until 1977 he worked as a fine art painter, and thereafter discovered photography. His photographic work has a love of youth and dreamy beauty, using saturated colour, natural settings, rooms and often tableaux ofmannequin s. His work has been compared to that ofJan Saudek . His major photographic series are, in date-order: "Les Grandes Vacances" (1977-1981); "Evolution probable du Temps" (1981-1984); "Les Chambre d'or" (1987-1989); "Les Idoles et les Sacrifices" (1989-1991); "Les Ecritures" (1991-1993); and "La Fin de L'image" (1993-1995).He has won numerous awards from his work, including the Grand Prix National (1989), and the
Prix Leonard de Vinci (1991). Since 1977 he has had nearly 300 solo exhibitions, but he decided to cease photography in 1995. In 1999 he produced his first book of writing.The mannequins used in his work are now at the [http://www.nanasai.co.jp Nanasai Company] Collection, in
Kyoto ,Japan . In 2002, theMoscow House of Photography held a Bernard Faucon Festival, and he was invited to officially open the [http://moscowbiennale.ru/english/ Moscow Biennale] . He is currently represented by the French agency Agence Vu, and is preparing for a major retrospective exhibition in Japan.Books and Films
Almost all of his books have been published in
France orJapan ; the most recent and most available retrospective is "Jours d'Image, 1977-1995". Most of his books are out-of-print and command high prices on the collector's market."Bernard Faucon: Fables" (1992. Dir:
Jean Real . 44 minute film.)Critical essays
Guy Davenport . "The Illuminations of Bernard Faucon" (IN:The Georgia Review , Winter 2002).Influence
Bernard Faucon's photographs inspired the Japanese television comedy "
Oh! Mikey ". The sketch series follows the adventures of the Fuccons, an American family living in Japan, with all the characters played by mannequins.External links
* [http://www.bernardfaucon.net/ Official site] fr icon
* [http://www.agencevu.com/photographers/index_photographer.php?id=36 Agence Vu: Faucon portfolio]
* [http://www.mdf.ru/english/search/authors/faucon/ Bernard Faucon Festival in Moscow]
* [http://www.holdenluntz.com/artist/faucon/faucon.htm Holden Luntz Gallery: Faucon portfolio]
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