Dan Jacobson, La Cathedrale d'Amiens Platforme Culturelle

oil on canvas, 92 cm x 73 cm

Contemporary artist living in Montsoult (Val-d'Oise). Dan Jacobson composes classical and realistic works in a style to which he adds an unusual and fantastic touch. The associated mastery of drawing to his overflowing imagination, thus providing an unusual vision of reality in which everything becomes possible.
Born in Paris in 1942, Dan Jacobson graduated from the Estienne School of Graphic Arts, where his teachers were Albert Flocon (1909-1994) and Jean-Cluseau-Lanauve (1914-1997). In 1962, he won the Grand Prix de l'Art et l'Industrie at the Paris School of Fine Arts. In addition to painting, he works as an art director for major Parisian advertising agencies. He has been registered with the Maison des Artistes in Paris since 1976. In 1978, the Drouant gallery awarded him the Young Painting Prize sponsored by TOFOLI. His thematic exhibitions proliferate in galleries in France and abroad: "the sea and fishermen, the passion of sailing, markets, bistros, Paris yesterday and today, Evasion, Fleur d'eau " (les Heures Claires / galerie Médicis / la Caverne des Arts / les Orfèvres / Drouant / Saint Roch / Colette Dubois / Arts Expo / Galerie Opéra / l'Orée du Rêve...).
In 1995, during the Salon Comparisons in Paris, Dan Jacobson and a few friends founded the company of the "macro-realist" group, of which he became the leader. Dan Jacobson organized the unprecedented exhibition "Imagine the Olympic Games in Paris" at the Galerie d'Art du Vexin in March 2024, where he has the status of "Permanent Resident Artist."
The exhibition, the fruit of five years of preparation, delights the public with its spectacular fusion of sports, art and culture, becoming a flagship event on the French and international art landscape.
Dan Jacobson stands out for his unique and unusual approach to art, exploring a variety of subjects, from marine life to the vibrant Parisian scene, including poetic visions of everyday life. His works, characterized by attention to detail and narrative richness, occupy a prominent place in private collections and museums around the world. Practices of macro-realism change, shake up norms starting with a real fact, derived from its logic: "everything is as far as it can go."
About the offered painting at the Art Gallery - "Fifth Dimension" titled. "Cultural Platform."
The canvas he created depicts the Amiens Cathedral "cultural platform" treated in a macro-realist style. Imaginary realist movement, deviating from present, past or future time between two worlds that meet, thus creating a believable virtuality. Physically, anything is possible, specifically the dream prevails over reality. Maximalism brings modern creativity fed by the heritage of our ancient Masters.