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==Early life and career== |
==Early life and career== |
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Friedler spent his childhood and adolescence in Brussels. He earned university degrees in [[philosophy]] at La Sorbonne and [[ethnography]] at the Université Libre of Brussels. He then studied [[psychoanalysis]] in Paris, following the [[post-structuralist]] theories of [[Jacques Lacan]], while starting a personal psychoanalysis with Lacan. He had wide-ranging interests and subsequently trained in [[jewellery]] design. In the 1990s he established "La Moire"<ref>[http://cahiersdelamoire.blogspot.com/ Website of « La Moire », the psychoanalysis school created by Julien Friedler]</ref> in Brussels, an institute to promote an interdisciplinary approach within the psychoanalytic field. He aimed to break through the constraints of classical psychoanalysis but encountered considerable resistance and ultimately left the psychoanalytical milieu.<ref>BeBoz III, Erno Vroonen, Editions du Chaman, 2009</ref> |
Friedler spent his childhood and adolescence in Brussels. He earned university degrees in [[philosophy]] at La Sorbonne and [[ethnography]] at the Université Libre of Brussels. He then studied [[psychoanalysis]] in Paris, following the [[post-structuralist]] theories of [[Jacques Lacan]], while starting a personal psychoanalysis with Lacan. He had wide-ranging interests and subsequently trained in [[jewellery]] design. In the 1990s he established "La Moire"<ref>[http://cahiersdelamoire.blogspot.com/ Website of « La Moire », the psychoanalysis school created by Julien Friedler] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708030243/http://cahiersdelamoire.blogspot.com/ |date= 8 July 2011 }}</ref> in Brussels, an institute to promote an interdisciplinary approach within the psychoanalytic field. He aimed to break through the constraints of classical psychoanalysis but encountered considerable resistance and ultimately left the psychoanalytical milieu.<ref>BeBoz III, Erno Vroonen, Editions du Chaman, 2009</ref> |
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Friedler began his artistic career in 1994. He was entirely self-taught but his insight into the human character and a fascination for the unknown led him to start painting. Through his art, he confronted [[postmodern]] contemporary society and the events of the second half of the 20th century. He emerged as a charismatic visionary taking a [[holistic]] approach while creating an organic [[Macrocosm and microcosm|microcosm]], the ''[http://www.spiritofboz.org/ World of Boz]''. |
Friedler began his artistic career in 1994. He was entirely self-taught but his insight into the human character and a fascination for the unknown led him to start painting. Through his art, he confronted [[postmodern]] contemporary society and the events of the second half of the 20th century. He emerged as a charismatic visionary taking a [[holistic]] approach while creating an organic [[Macrocosm and microcosm|microcosm]], the ''[http://www.spiritofboz.org/ World of Boz]''. |
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*[http://rebelle.blogspirit.com/julien_friedler/ Photos taken by Sonia Bressler in the Brussels artist's studio] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110227042049/http://rebelle.blogspirit.com/julien_friedler/ Photos taken by Sonia Bressler in the Brussels artist's studio] |
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*[http://perso.orange.fr/maurice.villard/noteslec.htm#neurosc Reading notes in French on « Psychoanalysis and neuroscience » written by Julien Friedler] |
*[http://perso.orange.fr/maurice.villard/noteslec.htm#neurosc Reading notes in French on « Psychoanalysis and neuroscience » written by Julien Friedler] |
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Revision as of 07:54, 29 April 2017
Julien Friedler | |
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| Born | Julien Friedler 13 November 1950 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Known for | Literature, painting, sculpture, drawing |
| Notable work | The Demoiselles revisited,[1] In Quest[2] |
| Movement | Be art |
Julien Friedler (born 1950), a writer and contemporary artist, is the leading figure in the visual art movement known as Be art. Friedler was born in 1950 in Brussels.
Early life and career
Friedler spent his childhood and adolescence in Brussels. He earned university degrees in philosophy at La Sorbonne and ethnography at the Université Libre of Brussels. He then studied psychoanalysis in Paris, following the post-structuralist theories of Jacques Lacan, while starting a personal psychoanalysis with Lacan. He had wide-ranging interests and subsequently trained in jewellery design. In the 1990s he established "La Moire"[3] in Brussels, an institute to promote an interdisciplinary approach within the psychoanalytic field. He aimed to break through the constraints of classical psychoanalysis but encountered considerable resistance and ultimately left the psychoanalytical milieu.[4]
Friedler began his artistic career in 1994. He was entirely self-taught but his insight into the human character and a fascination for the unknown led him to start painting. Through his art, he confronted postmodern contemporary society and the events of the second half of the 20th century. He emerged as a charismatic visionary taking a holistic approach while creating an organic microcosm, the World of Boz.
Literature
During his career, Friedler wrote numerous articles and books which earned critical acclaim in the psychoanalytic field.[5] In 2003 he set out to write an epic literary work entitled The Book of Boz. The Book of Boz is simultaneously a novel and a work of poetry, written mostly as a dialogue. The story unfolds in the 20th century, in the present, and in a fictitious future. The main characters are three clowns: Jack Balance, Friedler himself, and the Mirror Man.[6]
Visual work
Some of Friedler's paintings are done in a neo-expressionist style. Others feature shamanic stick figures that glow with inner energy or are lined with quasi-primitive symbols resembling Egyptian hieroglyphs; in particular, "The Word of Angels" depicts Friedler's self-conceived language whereby the artist refers to primeval myths that honor the connection between the supernatural and the profane as a theme.[7] The youthful language of graffiti also appears in some works.[8]
Much of Friedler's work contains biographical references, but these are often ambiguous. In order to understand Friedler's work it is necessary to understand some of the significant events in the artist's history and life, such as the Shoah and May 1968. The artist's visual work takes a central place in The Book of Boz and in the book he is forced to ultimately present his art to a wider audience and simultaneously confront the contemporary international art scene.[9]
Association
In 2008 Friedler created a contemporary art association called Spirit of Boz,[10] which coordinates the Be Boz Be Art programme.[11] This programme involves cultural and artistic projects conceived explicitly as art "for and by the masses". Friedler operates within his association, rather than be part of the art scene, and in doing so aims to make art accessible for a wide audience and in areas where art is least expected or entirely out of place. In that context art is used as a vehicle for improving social cohesion.
Bibliography
- Mosaïque (1982) ISBN 2-86705-006-5
- L'ombre du rabbin (1985) ISBN 2-86705-043-X
- Psychanalyse et neurosciences : La Légende du Boiteux (1995) ISBN 2-13-046909-4
- L'ivrogne (1998) ISBN 2-912668-04-2
- Tiresias (1998) ISBN 2-85446-246-7
- L'œil d'Œdipe (2004) ISBN 2-13-054060-0
References
- ^ Galerie Francis Naumann, New York, 2007
- ^ Galerie Philippe Seghers, Ostende, 2007
- ^ Website of « La Moire », the psychoanalysis school created by Julien Friedler Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BeBoz III, Erno Vroonen, Editions du Chaman, 2009
- ^ Psychoanalyse et neurosciences: La Légende du Boiteux (PUF, 1995), L'Oeil d'Oedipe (PUF, 2004), poetical essays and fictions
- ^ BeBoz III, Erno Vroonen, Editions du Chaman, 2009
- ^ La Parole des Anges, Cazeau Béreaudière Gallery, Paris, 2005
- ^ BeBoz I, Michael Darling, Editions du Chaman, 2009
- ^ BeBoz III, Erno Vroonen, Editions du Chaman, 2009
- ^ Spirit Of Boz, Julien Friedler's works as hypertext
- ^ Be Boz Be Art programme, news and informations
External links
- Photos taken by Sonia Bressler in the Brussels artist's studio
- Reading notes in French on « Psychoanalysis and neuroscience » written by Julien Friedler