Painter
Jean Dubuffet
Coined art brut and collected work by psychiatric patients and untrained makers, arguing that culture ruins art. He sold wine for twenty years first.
Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so-called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more authentic and humanistic approach to image-making. He is perhaps best known for founding the art brut movement, and for the collection of works-Collection de l'art brut-that this movement spawned. Dubuffet enjoyed a prolific art career, both in France and in America, and was featured in many exhibitions throughout his lifetime.
- Born
- 1901-07-31, Le Havre, FranceA Wednesday
- Died
- 1985-05-12, Paris, FranceA Sunday, aged 83
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1901-07-31, Le Havre, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 7°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 8°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 18°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 2°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 10°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 4°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 11°18′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 13°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 18°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1985-05-12, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 21°37′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 29°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 27°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 11°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 11°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°04′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 16°59′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 3°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 2°50′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jean Dubuffet was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
