Art of the 20th Century

 

Art Styles in 20th century Art Map



 

Jacques Villegle



 

Jacques Mahe de La Villegle

Jacques Villegle, born Jacques Mahé de la Villegle (1926, Quimper, Brittany) is a French mixed-media artist famous for his ripped or lacerated posters (a poster in which one has been placed over another or others, and the top poster or posters have been ripped, revealing to a greater or lesser degree the poster or posters underneath) and for being a member of the New Realism art group (1960-1963). His work has primarily focused on the anonymous and on the marginal remains of civilization