The golden swords
Aubusson tapestry woven by the Braquenié workshop.
With its selvedge.
1955.
An important protagonist of "The New Tapestry", woven by Pierre Daquin, exhibited at the La Demeure gallery in the 1970s, Jacques Brachet has, since the 1950s, an innovative and experimental approach to the medium, consecrated by the creation of the mural art workshop at the International Center for Pedagogical Studies, in Sèvres, by the staging of "Tapestry in France, 1945-1985, the living tradition" at the National School of Fine Arts, by the design of his action tapestries up to the present day.
Before his explorations in the 1970s, Brachet designed six cartoons in the 1950s, which met with very limited success (they are all unique pieces). While the martial theme, linked to the practice of fencing, is original, the aesthetic is similar to other cartoon painters of the time, Jullien for example.
Bibliography:
Exhibition catalog, Jacques Brachet, Oceanic Memories, Angers, Jean Lurçat Museum and Contemporary Tapestry, 1996
