Jules de Balincourt
PainterKnown for:
bird's-eye-view landscape painting of American life
Education:
California College of the Arts (BFA, ceramics, 1998); Hunter College, New York (MFA, 2005)
Jules de Balincourt grew up between France and the United States and has developed a practice of brightly colored, bird's-eye-view landscape paintings that treat the American landscape - its suburbs, strip malls, sports fields, public spaces - with a satirical lightness that draws on folk painting, cartography, and children's illustration. He is based in New York and New Orleans. His work reflects a consistent interest in the tension between utopian aspiration and social reality in American life.
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Works intuitively on wood panels using oil, enamel, and spray paint; tapes, stencils, and incises the surface
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Oil paint — pigment suspended in a drying oil, typically linseed — has been the dominant painting medium since the fifteenth century. It dries slowly, allowing extended blending, and produces a rich, luminous surface. Available from dozens of manufacturers at student through professional grades.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
