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 in 1983) is a talented photographer and street artist from France. He's famous for his unique "Street Art 2.0" style, where he projects huge portraits onto buildings and natural spaces.
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Philippe Echaroux: A Photographer's Journey
Philippe Echaroux is a skilled portrait photographer. He even has a special diploma as an educator. He is well-known for taking amazing celebrity portraits very quickly, sometimes in less than a minute!
Capturing Famous Faces
Echaroux has photographed many famous people. Some of the well-known figures he has captured include football legends Zinedine Zidane and Johan Cruyff. He also photographed rugby star Jonny Wilkinson, actor Gary Dourdan, and DJ Fatboy Slim. His portrait of Johan Cruyff was one of the last photos taken of the famous footballer.
Street Art 2.0: Art in Public Spaces
Since 2014, Philippe Echaroux has been creating his "Street Art 2.0" projects. This is where he projects giant portraits onto buildings and other large surfaces in public places. It's like a huge, temporary art show that everyone can see!
In 2015, he brought his unique art to the Contemporary Art Bienale in La Havane, Cuba. A year later, in 2016, Echaroux showed his work in a very special place: the Amazon rainforest. He projected faces of indigenous people onto the trees to raise awareness about deforestation.
Philippe Echaroux also shared his ideas at a TEDx conference in Marseille in October 2016. He talked about his art and how he uses it to tell important stories.
Awards and Recognition
Philippe Echaroux's talent has been recognized with awards.
- 2008: He won the International Dior Competition Award for Photography.
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