Martial Raysse

Known for DirectingBorn 1936-02-12 (age 90)Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France

Martial Raysse is a prominent French Nouveau Realist artist. Working with found-object assemblages, advertising imagery, and the elevation of kitsch to fine art, Raysse is often viewed as a predecessor of the Pop Art movement. His later works consisted of elaborate paintings fit with working neon lights, often featuring bright colors and Arcadian settings akin to the work of Nicholas Poussin. Born on February 12, 1936 in Golfe-Juan, France to a family of ceramicists, he started writing poetry and painting at an early age. By 1960, Raysse was a founding member of the Nouveau Realism movement, alongside artists such as Yves Klein and Jean Tinguely. The group sought to utilize and transform the industrial scale of consumer society in their own work, and exploit readymade materials for the purposes of conceptual and formal concerns. Today, Raysse’s work is held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., among others. He lives and works in Issigeac, France.Read more

Movies & web series

Re-Fatma

Jupiter

The Big Departure

Ex-voto

Mon petit coeur

Sous un arbre perché

La petite danse

Intra muros

Lotel des folles Fatmas

Pig Music

Mode d’Emploi, Les Nouveaux Réalistes

Camembert Martial Extra-doux

Homero Presto

Jesus-Cola

Portrait Electro Machin Chose