Lecture: Loustal, techniques mixtes
Biography
Jacques de Loustal, born in 1956, is one of the most popular French contemporary artists. In combination with a career as an illustrator, Loustal began working in comics in the late 70s publishing short comics in the Franco-Belgian comics magazines Métal Hurlant, Pilote, Nitro, Chic, Zoulou as well as newspapers such as Libération, usually working with writer Philippe Paringaux. In 1984 Loustal became a frequent contributor to the monthly À Suivre magazine, for which he created Coeurs de Sable,Barney et la Note Bleue, Un Jeune Homme Romantique and Kid Congo.
«Jacques de Loustal est un artiste nomade qui ramène de ses voyages des couleurs d’ailleurs, des paysages d’orages, un bestiaire tropical, des ciels fauves, il est tout à la fois Buffon, Audubon et Gauguin, avec l’aisance de Majorelle. Du talent à plein tube.» Tito Topin