<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first is Gaspard Willmann<\/strong>, born in 1995. A 2019 graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Lyon and originally from Royan, Gaspar Willmann sees his creations as photo-montages<\/strong>. His practice of video, painting and its occurrences interrogates the question of reproduced and found images, their mediation, circulation and, above all, their transformation. Willmann is a critical heir to the post-Internet movement<\/strong>. Using images collected randomly on canvas, he creates new, sensitive forms<\/strong> made up of a mix of natural and technological elements and everyday objects.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Born in 1990, Mi-Lan Hoang Thuy<\/strong> is a young Parisian of Vietnamese origin, with degrees in applied arts from the Ecole Duperr\u00e9 (2015) and the Beaux-arts de Paris (2018). My-Lan Hoang-Thuy expresses the imprint of her family history in her work, blending traditional Vietnamese aesthetics with references to Western art, notably the 19th-century Nabis<\/strong>. Influenced by her experience as a graphic designer and her dual identity, Hoang-Thuy questions what constitutes the value of an image, in particular the notion of a unique work and its relationship to the copy or the original.<\/strong> Conceptions that differ from one continent to another.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, Jonathan Br\u00e9chignac<\/strong>, born in 1985, is a Parisian artist and graduate of the \u00c9cole de Recherche Graphique ERG (Brussels). In his sculptures, paintings and installations, he oscillates between the roles of scientist, archaeologist and artist<\/strong>. Using technology and scientific protocols<\/strong> such as sample collection and laboratory experimentation, Jonathan Br\u00e9chignac brings natural elements such as shells, stones, corals, seeds and crystals to life<\/strong>, elevating them to the status of constantly evolving species. His work focuses on the original material and its transformation, questioning our contemporary relationship with nature and progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n When Maison Boucheron began its Chinese expansion in 2017<\/strong>, it wanted to improve its knowledge of the cultural specificities of this market. A providential encounter<\/strong> between the 165-year-old director of the jewelry House and the Yishu 8 project of Christine Cayol<\/strong>, a philosopher with expertise in the Middle Kingdom<\/strong>, was to change everything.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yishu 8<\/strong> (pronounced Yishu-Ba) is composed of Yishu \u827a\u672f, “art”<\/strong> in Mandarin, and Ba \u516b, “8”<\/strong> a number symbolizing luck and prosperity in China.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Created in 2021<\/strong>, this contemporary art prize, sponsored by Maison Boucheron for the past five years<\/strong>, rewards<\/strong> three French artists with a two- to three-month artistic residency at the Maison des Arts de P\u00e9kin.<\/strong> The latter is a Franco-Chinese Villa M\u00e9dicis founded by Christine Cayol. A symbolic place, since this fully restored traditional pavilion, located a stone’s throw from the Forbidden City, once housed the Franco-Chinese University.<\/p>\n\n<\/p>\n \t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Prix-Yishu8-Boucheron-Hotel-de-Noce2-1024x683.jpeg\")
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A cultural bridge between France and China<\/h2>\n
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