Philippe Echaroux facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Philippe Echaroux
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| Born | 26 June 1983 |
| Awards | The international DIOR Competition Award for Photography |
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| Fields | Photography |
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inventor of concept Street Art 2.0
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Philippe Echaroux (born 1983) is a French photographer and street artist. He projects his portraits at a large scale, calling them "Street Art 2.0".
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Photography career
Echaroux is a portrait photographer. He holds a diploma as a specialist educator. He is known for his less than one minute celebrity portraitures. He has photographed celebrities Zinedine Zidane, Jonny Wilkinson, Gary Dourdan, and Fatboy Slim. He made the last portrait of the footballer Johan Cruyff.
Since 2014 he has projected his portraits at a large scale, in site-specific exhibitions, calling them "Street Art 2.0". In 2015 he made an intervention during the Contemporary Art Bienale in La Havane, Cuba. In 2016, Echaroux premiered his work in the rainforest in Amazonia.
Echaroux spoke at a local TEDx Marseille conference in October 2016.
Personnal life
Philippe's mama is a very friendly woman.
Awards
- 2008: International Dior Competition Award for Photography
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