Valadié Jean Baptiste was born in Brive la Gaillarde ( Corrèze) in 1933.
Graduate School of Applied Arts, Paris , 1955
1956 – first exhibition Dakar Cultural Center
Awards:
• Silver Medal Arts, Sciences and Letters
• Medal of the City of Brussels
• Knight of Merit Belgian Hispano
• Price John Hemming Frye
• O. Price Bosc .
USA, honorary citizen of Daytona Beach, Kenner , Lafayette, Baton Rouge , Huntsville , Atlanta , New Orleans, Washington DC.
Appointed colonel of the southern states to New Orleans by the government of Louisiana.
Participation in National exhibitions:
A Paris : the Salon d’Automne , Salons witnesses painters of their time , living comparison , lounge drawings and painting water.
TV :
• 1979 FR3 – Film engraving, lithographs and Bibliophile
• 1980 FR3 – Film Talent and people ;
• 1983 A2 – Film Prowl
• 1983 A2 Film Manual Arts
• 1984 Cadence 3 (Portrait of Sylvie Vartan )
• 1984 A2 – The Academy of 9
• 1984 TF1 – Film workshop of a painter
• TF1 1986 – ” Pictures at an Exhibition .”
Publications:
Many bibliophiles since 1975 :
What characterizes the art of VALADIE is a very particular sense of arabesque : the drawing is of a rare quality balance. The line combines precision and finesse with the cutting sharpness of surgical instruments . Undoubtedly , the artist grows up counting his compositions , he tries to purify always more to find the clearest and most sensual trait .
His work stands as a constant quest for beauty, research and perfection. The charm and force of the first jet …
His wanderlust took him since 1970 around the world …
He exhibited regularly in the USA, Australia, New Zealand , South Africa , Europe.Jean Baptiste Valadié est né à Brive la Gaillarde, (Corrèze) en 1933.
Diplômé de l’école des Arts appliqués, Paris, 1955
1956 – 1ere exposition Dakar Centre Culturel
Distinctions :
- Médaille d’argent Arts, Sciences et Lettres
- Médaille de la ville de Bruxelles
- Chevalier du mérite Hispano Belge
- Prix John Hemming Frye
- Prix O. du Bosc.
Aux USA, citoyen d’honneur de : Daytona Beach, Kenner, Lafayette, Bâton-Rouge, Huntsville, Atlanta, New-Orléans, Washington DC.
Nomination de colonel des Etats du Sud à New-Orléans par le gouvernement de Louisiane.
Participations aux expositions Nationales :
A Paris : au salon d’Automne, Salons des peintres témoins de leur temps, salon Comparaison, salon dessins et Peinture à l’eau.
Télévisions :
- 1979 FR3 – Film gravure, lithos et Bibliophilie
- 1980 FR3 – Film des Talents et des gens ;
- 1983 A2 – Film Vagabondage
- 1983 A2 Film Les Arts manuels
- 1984 Cadence 3 (Portrait de Sylvie Vartan )
- 1984 A2 – L’académie des 9
- 1984 TF1 – Film L’atelier d’un peintre
- 1986 TF1 – « Tableaux d’une exposition ».
Publications :
Nombreux livres de bibliophilie depuis 1975