Jean Marie Gitard

Mr. Strange, pseudonym of Jean Marie Gitard (born in 1957, France), is a French artist who has established himself as a prominent figure in the scene of digital surrealism and contemporary satire. His work, created mostly through digital means, challenges and subverts the perception of everyday life. The absence of mentions of traditional artistic training focuses his practice on experimentation and mastery of the digital environment as the basis of his visual language, allowing him to achieve a level of technical precision and compositional freedom unprecedented in classical surrealism.

Their practice, often classified as pop surrealismHe is distinguished by his exploration of the absurd and his incisive social critique, particularly of rampant consumerism and societal norms. Although his work circulates widely in the field... online — this being their main space of exhibition and dissemination, where he built a vast global audience — the artist French He also exhibited his work in galleries physical, especially in Europe and in his homeland, FranceHis legacy lies in his ability to transpose the essence of classical surrealism into a completely modern technique, making of Mr. Strange A digital and influential chronicler of contemporary absurdity.