Pierre Guitton
Pierre Guitton | |
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Born | 16 March 1944 |
Died | 20 July 2021 | (aged 77)
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Painter Comic book author |
Pierre Guitton (16 March 1944 – 20 July 2021) was a French painter and comic book author and artist.[1] He notably designed the pages of Charlie Mensuel and Hara-Kiri.
Biography[]
Guitton studied at the [2] In 1969, he began his career at Charlie Mensuel.[2] In 1971, he founded the magazine Zinc alongside , where they published underground comic strip reviews. The magazine folded in 1974.[2]
, where he earned a degree in painting in 1962.From 1975 to 1987, Guitton published his designs and comic strips in Charlie Mensuel Hara-Kiri, À Suivre, and Zero.[2] In 1987, he ceased collaboration with all magazines and devoted himself to painting. He became a well-known painter throughout , participating in multiple artistic exhibitions and cultural manifestations.[1]
In 2011, a retrospective titled Pierre Guitton rétrospective : Et c'est pas fini ! was published. It highlighted his designs published in Charlie Mensuel and Zinc. In 2018, another retrospective titled Contes du Lapin jaune covered his publications in À Suivre from 1985 to 1987.[3]
Pierre Guitton died on 20 July 2021 at the age of 77.[4]
Publications[]
- Tout doit disparaître (1978)
- Et c’est pas fini ! : rétrospective Pierre Guitton (2011)
- Les contes de Lapin Jaune (2018)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bouchet, Bruno (22 July 2021). "Indre-et-Loire : l'artiste lochois Pierre Guitton est décédé". La Nouvelle République (in French). Indre-et-Loire. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Pierre Guitton". Le Chant des Muses (in French). Archived from the original on 16 October 2019.
- ^ Calmeilles, Pierre (5 November 2018). "Une exposition à la mesure de l'art " singulier " de Pierre Guitton". La Nouvelle République (in French). Loches. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ Hojlo, Frédéric (23 July 2021). "Disparition du peintre et dessinateur Pierre Guitton, figure de l'underground français des années 1970 et 1980". ActuaBD (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- 1944 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Loches
- French painters
- French artists
- French painter, 20th-century birth stubs