Jean Marc Calvet
Jean Marc Calvet (born March 23, 1965) is a French artist living in Granada, Nicaragua.[1] Calvet was one of six winners of the VII Biennale of Nicaraguan Arts in 2009 selected to represent Nicaragua at the Biennale of Central America in Panama in 2010.[2]
Calvet was born in Nice, France.[1] With no prior art experience, Calvet said he began painting at the age of 38 following a drug-induced rage while living in Costa Rica.[1][3]
Calvet is the subject of a 2010 documentary by British filmmaker Dominic Allan.[4]
Recognition[edit]
- Jury Prize, VII Biennale of Nicaraguan Arts (Bienal de Artes Visuales Nicaragüense), Managua, Nicaragua
- Jury Prize (Prix du Jury), Exposition Internationale d'Arts Plastiques, Paris
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Jackson, Jonathan (2 September 2009). "Jean Marc Calvet: Resurrection". Hecho.
- ^ " Six Nicaraguan artists selected by an international jury" Archived 2010-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, El Nuevo Diario, 14 November 2009
- ^ Persola, Emila (April 28, 2010). "Siete horas con Jean Marc Calvet" [Seven hours with Jean Marc Calvet]. Confidencial.
- ^ "Films for Good this weekend!", Films For Good Workshop, Working Films.org, July 22, 2010
Further reading[edit]
- Calvet's catharsis: how painting saved this colourful artist's life The guardian (December 6, 2011)
- Alone: Jean Marc Calvet Penelope Przekop (March 1, 2010)
- El niño interior: Jean Marc Calvet at TEDx Managua TEDx Video (Jan 17, 2013)
- Tormented artist paints his way back to life The Nicaragua Dispatch (Aug 12, 2012)
- The art of Jean Marc Calvet Ibiza Voice (Jan 26, 2015)
- Jean Marc Calvet, l' enfant de la rue devenu peintre IJSBERG Magazine (Feb 13, 2015)