Lot  055 Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Oreo Freedom Dino

Jisbar (Jean-Baptiste Launay) (French, 1989)

2022

Mixed media on canvas

130 x 97 cm

Estimate

TWD 480,000-700,000

HKD 125,000-182,000

USD 15,900-23,200

CNY 109,000-159,000

Sold Price

TWD 840,000

HKD 214,834

USD 27,397

CNY 193,995


Signature

Signed reverse Jisbar©, titled Oreo Freedom Dino, inscribed 2441879 and dated 2022

+ OVERVIEW

Jean-Baptiste Launay, better known as Jisbar, is a French pop-street artist born in 1989. He lives and works between Paris and Lisbon. Jisbar is famous worldwide for being the first ever artist to reinterpret classical art masterpiece figures such as Mona Lisa or Warhol with his personal style of pop and street art. This striking blend of influences shaped a clear and unique identity that inspires a lot of artists and brands such as BMW, Armani, LG across the world today. Jisbar's work is shown in many galleries all over the world such as San Francisco, Gold Coast, Teipei, Venice, Paris and London. His artwork was also collected by well-known museums such as the Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi or the National Museum for the History of Immigration in Paris. His best known work is also the revival of the Mona Lisa which was exhibited in the collection of the Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

The work "Oreo Freedom Dino" features a combination of René Magritte's classic piece "Man in a Bowler Hat" and other street-style elements. The artist thinks that this blend of diverse elements represents the accumulation of various cultures. Although these elements have no direct connection to each other, everyone can create their own story through the artwork.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2023

Saturday, June 3, 2023, 4:00pm