Jacques Pinon

Jacques Pinon is accustomed to many forms of artistic expression, as attested by his impressive work that includes paintings,sculptures, tapestries, and stainglass windows.
He lives and tirelessly pursues his craft in a workshop in the French countryside .

His stainglass windows decorates numerous churches and mansions. As a conceptual pioneer, he has forged new paths for this particular kind of art form, where time, space, and light each play their part and merge into a spiritual epiphany.
In 1952, a meeting with the famous architect LE CORBUSIER was the beggining of a collaboration between them around architecture and design (with the help of Lucien HERVE): LE CORBUSIER was interested in integrating stainglass windows as a component of modern architecture.
Jacques PINON's contemporary tapestries have been woven in the traditional workshop of J. PICAUD and J. FADAT, in the city of Aubusson (Creuse), which boasts a tradition of tapestry going back to the 14th century. These workshops were also known for having crafted tapestries by CALDER, BRAQUE, AUJAME, TOFFOLI.
He also encountered Jean COCTEAU and his adopted son, the actor Edouard DERMIT. COCTEAU was interested in designing stainglass windows that would be crafted by J...