28 mars 2024

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Exposure: Plantu, 50 years of tuck pattern to the BNF

The BNF (National library of France, François Mitterrand) accommodates a traditional exposition with the famous Plantu draughtsman who celebrates in 2018 fifty years a retrospective career of illustrator of press.

Jean Plantureux, known as Plantu, realized more than 25 000 drawings published in about forty magazines by marking ainsil history of the tuck pattern. He draws since childhood and is often inspired by the cartoons who marked the imaginary collective like Astérix, Tintin or Luky Luke and also of the sculptures and paintings that he observes in the museums.

For burning Plantu defender of peace, the pencil is a weapon with multiple facets which it uses for his caricatures or nothing nor nobody is saved, even not itself. He seizes the image to make it more unusual while having fun some for the symboliseret to represent it by the most stereotyped caricatures of.

Since its first drawing publiédans the journalLe Mondeen 1972, skilful Plantu draughtsman ceased impressing the public by songrand direction of humour only it lends to its readers, while having collaborated in periodicals commeLe Duck enchaînéou encoreMarianne.

To discover until the 3 juindu Tuesday to Saturday of 10:00 to 19:00 and Sunday of 13:00 to 19:00, free entry.

  

  

 

 

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