jean lecointre

Jean Lecointre was born in 1964. A student of Roman Cieslewicz, he draws his inspiration from dissecting all kinds of old paper - fashion magazines, newspapers, photo novels - to deliver strange atmospheres, evoking both the universe of David Lynch's Eraserhead period and the destabilizing associations of Luis Buñuel. As early as 1995, Jean Lecointre published his first illustrations for Libération before designing the cult Balançoire de Plasma comics, based on a screenplay by Pierre La Police. A series of graphic experiments will soon follow, including L'Hygiène and L'Épopée Plastique.

In 2003, Jean Lecointre moved into animation with Turkish Delights, a collection of pastry adventures broadcast on Canal + and co-directed with Frank Secka and Fabien Caux-Lahalle. At the same time, he tried his hand at children's publishing with Les Dents du Loup, Les Animaux Domestiques and À La Mode, three books published by Thierry Magnier. In 2010, Cornélius published Greenwich, an impressive monograph accompanied by a touring exhibition produced by the Arts Factory gallery. In 2013, Jean Lecointre was awarded the Pépite for best album at the Salon du livre jeunesse de Montreuil for L'Odyssée d'Outis, a hilarious retelling of Greek mythology.

In recent years, Jean Lecointre has been busy adapting the books Les Animaux Domestiques and À La Mode for animation. In 2016, he also designed the sets and costumes for Verdi's opera Macbeth, directed by Olivier Fredj. In 2020, he will continue his collaboration with this director for Le Voyage dans la Lune.

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jean lecointre