Jacq Kino
"I don't want a painting to look like something that it isn't. I want it to look like what it is. And I think that a painting looks more like the real world when it is composed of elements of the real world,” —Jacq Kino
Who is Artist Jacq Kino?
Jacq Kino is contemporary painter and sculpture born in France in 1945. Today the artist is known for his canvas assemblages that resemble neo-expressionist influences. The canvas is a playground of contemporary inspirations, such as figures, street art, and iconography.
French artist Jacq Kino takes the tradition of the "painting assembly," and adopts it into the routine of the individual punter. Creating his paintings like assemblages, in which each distinct part is represented to help create the final effect.
In 1968, Jacq Kino began his artistic journey at the age of 16, winning the first prize of the Artists of Midi-Pyrénées. Afterwards, Kino began his studies at the Beaux Arts of Toulouse, where he was classically trained in sculpture, painting, and other modern and contemporary art forms.
Despite his initial success in the arts, the French artist opted to pursue a professional career in sports for the next fifteen years. However, in 1998, Jacq ventured into mural design, leaving his large scale creations in hotels and palaces. Subsequently, his contemporary and original creations, sparked widespread attention.
At the age of 30, Kino encountered Robert Rauschenberg's artistry during a visit to the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Inspired by Rauschenberg's innovative method of assembling materials, Jacq found his artistic voice.
In his workshop in Antibes, Jacq utilizes a myriad of materials - cardboard, old sheets, magazines, fabrics, newspapers, wood, and iron. He delicately composes his pieces on canvas, wood, aluminum, infusing them with painted colors. The result, is the composite of the real world through elements drawn from reality itself.
Jacq Kino's art lies in the concept of "painting assembly," a technique inspired by Robert Rauschenberg's work. Rejecting artificiality, Jacq builds his paintings from real-world elements, resulting in compositions filled with references, similarities, and dissimilarities.
