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Jean-Marc Tournois (; born February 28, 1956) is a contemporary French artist. Stylistically the art of Tournois tends to be close to figurative abstraction. Tournois characteristically uses simplified shapes and forms, his themes include mythology, observations of nature (animals and plants) and human behavior. == Biography == Jean-Marc Tournois decided to turn his creativity to contemporary sculpture in the early 1980s. Tournois' inspiration by the abstract sculptures of Henry Moore and Constantin Brâncuși is clearly visible in his first bronzes, ''Piano'' and ''Dona''. Both constitute milestones in his artistic development, casting future tendencies and an unmistakable signature of swinging proportions, harmonious asymmetry and elegant, flowing curves. Jean-Marc Tournois is the author of a number of monumental sculptures that decorate the urban spaces of many European cities. In 1987 the city of Dijon (France) commissioned ''Heron''. In 1988 the artist produced one of his best sculptures ''Jazz en Europe'', now in Metz (France). Three years later the artist participated in the Biennale of the Foundation d'Entreprise Ricard, with his sculpture ''Chrysalide''. The same year he completed ''Daioso'', cut out of Burgundy limestone, for the town of Plombières-les-Dijon (France). In 1993 Tournois worked on ''Développement'', a sculpture commissioned by the town of Anweiler (Germany). In 1994-1995 he took part in the Skulpturenweg public competition, funded by the state government of Rhineland-Palatinate. From this emerged two sculptures ''Ohne Titel'' (Untitled), in Herxheim, and ''Rätsel'' (Riddle), in Rodalben. Finally, in 1998 Tournois executed three bronze sculptures, ''Carnaval'' (Mâcon, France), ''Naïade'',(Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur,France) and ''Jazz'' (Crans-Montana, Switzerland). Before dedicating himself to sculpture Jean-Marc Tournois had worked as a designer on the sets of film productions such as ''Les amants du Pont-Neuf'' by Leos Carax (a five-meter high equestrian statue of Henry IV ), ''Grossesse nerveuse'' and ''La vie de Giacometti''. His work in theatre included interior decorations at the Opéra Garnier and at the Théâtre de la Colline in Paris, as well as at theatres in Lille and in Marseille. As a general rule the works of Jean-Marc Tournois are the product of a gathering effort ('assemblage') of thematic elements drawn from different sources (such as myths), all fused into one theme. Reconstructed and transformed, the original myths find their new connotations and meanings that correspond to our reality, and to a great extent to ourselves. In a way the artist works on the creation of 'an updated myth' or 'a new myth' which contains a range of coded messages accessible to the modern viewer. On viewing a sculpture one feels immediately drawn into the world of Tournois. The entire experience could be compared to that of a tease game with an element of derision. The viewer is puzzled, questions, and creates links with various visual and auditory associations; in other words he is more likely to look for answers within himself than outside. In this sense one can claim that Tournois encourages space for the privacy of one's thoughts and perceptions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean-Marc Tournois」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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