Joël Ducorroy

Joël Ducorroy, born in 1955, lives and works in the Charente region (France). As a collector of words, he plays with art and can be described as a neo-conceptual humorist. He chose the number plate as a medium in 1981, following a decisive encounter with Gainsbourg. Number plates are the ideal medium for his machine-made creations. They make him a painter without a brush. His work is close to that of Warhol, whom he met in New York in 1987. He adopted the title of "artiste plaquetitien", revisiting painting, sculpture, architecture, photography and engraving to share his world of objects, characters and landscapes.

His artistic approach evokes Fluxus, Pop Art and New Realism. In his work, French license plates and writing find their way into visual art in a most compelling way. He consistently uses their official typefont and combines it with straight forward text about art and culture, but also simple things that surround us in our everyday life. His work has been exhibited regularly in France, by Galerie baudoin lebon and Galerie Kahn, as well as internationally.

Portrait Photo © O.Fryszowski