Joël Brisse

Joël Brisse

Born: July 27, 1953
He studied fine arts in Clermont-Ferrand and moved to Paris in 1979 as a painter. His first Parisian exhibition is at the Diagonal Gallery of Egidio Alvaro. It belongs to "Zig Zag in the Savannah", a group of trans-disciplinary artists (performers, visual artists, dancers) who intervene in disaffected places. In 1985, Bernard Lamarche-Vadel exhibited his painting at Galerie Claudine Brà © guet. From the end of the 1980s to the mid-1990s his main exhibitions will be held at the Galerie Philippe Gravier in Paris. He shares several experiences and residences with the painter Bernard Cousinier and the sculptors Léo Delarue and Vincent Barré: "Castile-Bastille / A UA CRAG" in 1990 -1991, Peyrorhade lééà © 1991. A book, In quarto, workshop lyrics, reflects this common experience.

In 1995 he collaborated on the writing of Eau douce, a film made by his partner Marie VERMILLARD. From 1997 he made films for the cinema and also videos presented during exhibitions. His short films The clothespins, The apple fig and almond are noticed. He then realized The End of Animal Reign in 2003, and then Continued Talk in 2010 in collaboration with Marie Vermillard. He continues simultaneously to paint and expose. The Roger-Quilliot art museum in Clermont-Ferrand devotes an exhibition to him in 2009. Joël Brisse also practices photography and writing. He sometimes acts as an actor in the cinema.

Movies for Joël Brisse...

Hotel de l'Univers
Title: Hotel de l'Univers
Released: November 25, 2013
Type: Movie
“Why did you kill her?” Lou asks Philippe again. The life-odyssey of Joana, a modern-day Moll Flanders, continues as she moves through different times and places, like the stations of a personal via crucis, with occasional leaps into the present. From Paris to Rome and on to São Paulo. The body has lost every value, except the economic one.
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Home Sweet Home
Title: Home Sweet Home
Released: November 26, 2012
Type: Movie
A young woman wanders down an endless corridor, while other people knock at a door at night. A man takes a picture of Montmartre, two women hand him some money, while a patron manages from rue de Mhyra a network of Italian call girls. Adiba sings an ancient Moroccan song in a room full of children, while Vidya is performing her daily puja in Pune (India). Giuli sings to herself as she drives at night through Turin and runs to the station at day. Parallel stories where every character is caught “in a situation,” closed.
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When the Cat's Away
Title: When the Cat's Away
Character: Le peintre Bel Canto
Released: April 3, 1996
Type: Movie
When Chloe, a young Parisian, decides to take a long-overdue vacation, she has to find someone to look after Gris-Gris, her beloved cat. Everyone, including her gay male roommate, refuses to help her, but she finally makes an arrangement with the elderly Madame Renée, who often watches over other peoples' cats and dogs. However, when Chloe comes back, Madame Renée tells her that unfortunately the cat has been lost, and the unlucky owner goes on a search for her dear animal friend. While looking for the cat, she meets many colorful characters who populate the neighborhood.