Philippe Lejeune

I am a French Artist living in Brookline, MA.

Philippe Lejeune was born in Garches, France in 1951

 In 1970 he gained entrance to the Academis Julian in Paris.

In 1971 he was accepted at the ENSAD

Ecole Nationale Superieure Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

There he studied engraving under Yves Heude and Marcel Fiorini.

From 1974-76 he appenticed at the printmaking studio Mario Boni, Paris; where he met the renowned illustrator Jean-Michel Folon, who invited him to work as his collaborator.

From 1977-84 he was Folon's engraver, translating Folon's vision into the medium of prints; gaining an international reputation for his mastery of Aquatint Technique.

In 1984 Philippe moved to Westport, Connecticut where he became an etching artist in his own right, published exclusively by Cavaliero Fine Arts in New York.

In 1987 he branched into painting and sculpture, exploring the relationship of primary colors within space.

Between 1988 and 1992 he was commissioned to create outdoor aluminum sculptures for private estates and public spaces, both in the US and France. The city of Stamford Commisionned seven wood, glass, and mirror pieces for the Bank Street Program at the Toquam School.

In 1992 he returned to France where he developed a new approach. Site-specific installations challenging the viewer's perception by juxtaposing reality with virtual images, blurring the line between "what is" and "what is not."  He was invited to experiment with these concepts at the Centre d'Art Contemporain de la Ferme du Buisson in Marne-la Vallee, as well as in Schools, Museums and public spaces in and around Paris, using his art as a teaching tool for expending the awareness of children and adults alike.

In 1996 he moved with his family to Cape Cod and  started quietly painting trees on plywood.  In 1998 in addition to the plywood forest Philippe presented Le CUBE, an innovative concept

in interactive art education which was used in the French School system.

In 1999 started experimenting with the new technology within the traditional photographic approach trans-forming stiil images. Launched a website www.re-made.com  which shows digital animations designed for the internet.

Currently Adjunct Art Teacher at Cape Cod Community College where he teach a Hybrid Drawing class  and video blogging class  half of the content is Online.

Work free-lance on various web projects.

Developing Online content for Educational purposes.