The Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon was born in 1934 in Uccle, in the surroundings of Brussels. Although having made studies of architecture, he will be devoted very quickly to the drawing. He takes part, by its illustrations, with reviews and other periodicals ; he is considered a long time as cartoonist.
Where did Georges Folon go to school?
Folon studied at the Collège Cardinal Mercier and then at Saint-Luc art school in Brussels. In 1953, he enrolled at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre, where he discovered the power of the architect Mies van der Rohe’s famous maxim: “Less is more”.
What is Folon’s work?
Although having made studies of architecture, he will be devoted very quickly to the drawing. He takes part, by its illustrations, with reviews and other periodicals ; he is considered a long time as cartoonist. Folon very early created a world which is clean for him into which an anonymous character . . .
Where did Folon publish his drawings?
Early in his career Folon published his drawings in newspapers mostly in the USA, where he was recognized earlier than in Europe, and illustrated books by Franz Kafka and Ray Bradbury, amongst others.
Where did Francisco Folon publish his drawings?
Folon published his drawings in newspapers, mostly in the USA, where he was recognized earlier than in Europe and illustrated books by Franz Kafka, Ray Bradbury, Jorge Luis Borges, Guillaume Apollinaire, Jacques Prévert, Boris Vian, Guy de Maupassant, Albert Camus, Herbert George Wells and Jean de la Fontaine.
Where did Folon go to school?
During the German occupation, Folon spent his childhood in Genval, in a house beside the lake. He and his family would often go for a walk in a park in nearby La Hulpe. It was in this same park that Folon set up his foundation in 2000. Folon studied at the Collège Cardinal Mercier and then at Saint-Luc art school in Brussels.
