In the year 2000, Jean-Claude Bélégou decided to go back to the colour squared photographs of his beginnings. Since 2000, he has continued his colour work realized on films, which are then digitalized. His colour works aren't as concerned with the lessons of the history of Photography, but with the lessons of the history of painting. His work is characterized by its sensuality and influenced in its form by a realistic approach.
In 1969, Jean-Claude Bélégou began to practice photography on a regular basis, and from 1970 onwards, devoted himself to creation. At the same time, he pursues his degree of philosophy and history of Art and Archeology at Sorbonne University. He specializes in Aesthetic and dedicates his master dissertation on photography in 1976. Standing aside from his generation very much influenced by American photography, Bélégou refuses the neo-positivist experience of documentary style as much as the legacy of humanist photography. The German photography of the twenties (Bauhaus, Neue Sehen, Neue Sachlickheit, August Sander) had a strong artistical impact on him.
The first exhibitions of his work were in 1980. He was immediately acknowledged by Claude Nori, Edouard Boubat, and Christian Caujolle. While continuing his photographic work, he created the association Photographies & Co in May 1982 within which he organized exhibitions, talks, seminars, training seminars, writings on other photographs, always willing to combine theoretical research to his work of creation.
Jean-Claude Bélégou - "La Revanche de la Chair"
Le Château D'Eau Toulouse
1 place Laganne
31500 Toulouse
France
1 July - 13 September 2009
Jean-Claude Bélégou
Jean-Claude Belegou (c) G. Gerault
