The Golden Swords
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Braquenié workshop.
With its ribbon.
1955.
Important protagonist of « the New Tapestry », woven by Pierre Daquin, exhibited at the La Demeure gallery in the 70s, Jacques Brachet has, from the 50s, an innovative and experimental approach to the medium, consecrated by the creation of the mural art workshop at the International Centre for Pedagogical Studies, in Sèvres, by the staging of « tapestry in France, 1945-1985, the living tradition » at the National Higher School of Fine Arts, by the design of his tapestry-actions until today.
Before his explorations in the 70s, Brachet designed 6 cartoons in the 50s, which had a relative success (they are all unique pieces). If the martial theme, linked to the practice of fencing, is new, the aesthetic is close to other painter-cartoonists of the time, Jullien for example.
Bibliography :
Cat. Expo. Jacques Brachet, oceanic memoirs, Angers, Jean Lurçat Museum and contemporary tapestry, 1996
