37 ans (the age of 37)
2005
37 ans (the age of 37)
2005
Since the early 1990s, Jean-Luc Verna has come to be regarded as the quintessential “bad boy” of the French contemporary art scene. Whether through tattoos painted on his body, make-up, ephemeral mural compositions, drawings on fabric or paper, photographs or performances, eroticism is omnipresent in his work, with death lurking in the background. His paper drawings are technically complex: an initial drawings is photocopied and transferred to a different medium, often aged paper, then colour-enhanced with lip stick. Ambiguous iconography at times supports and at times contradicts this deliberately weathered appearance: Eros stands alongside Thanatos and tragedy is associated with comedy. The history of art spans the worlds of rock music and cinema.
| Domain | Dessin |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Transfert au carbone sur papier rehaussé de fard |
| Dimensions | 44,5 x 29 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2007. Projet pour l'art contemporain 2006. |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-57 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Jean-Luc Verna
(1966, France) |
|---|---|
| Main title | 37 ans (the age of 37) |
| Creation date | 2005 |
| Domain | Dessin |
| Techniques | Transfert au carbone sur papier rehaussé de fard |
| Dimensions | 44,5 x 29 cm |
| Inscriptions | MO.D.B.DR. : JLV 05 |
| Acquisition | Don de la Société des Amis du Musée national d'art moderne, 2007. Projet pour l'art contemporain 2006. |
| Collection area | Cabinet d'art graphique |
| Inventory no. | AM 2007-57 |
