Jisbar
Jean-Baptiste Launay, known worldwide as Jisbar, is a French pop-street artist born in 1989, who shares his creative life between Paris and Lisbon. A pioneer of a bold genre, he has established himself as the first to reinterpret the masterpieces of art history (Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Frida Kahlo, Klimt, Warhol) through the explosive prism of pop art and contemporary street art. Far from a simple homage, each creation becomes a visual playground where words, slogans, numbers, and secret codes intertwine to generate an unprecedented narrative. The spectator is invited to decipher a multitude of hidden clues in each detail, discovering new interpretations and reading angles with each glance.
His international influence is dazzling. From San Francisco to London, from Taipei to Venice, his works invade the most prestigious galleries around the globe. They are also featured in major cultural institutions such as the Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi or the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris, where he presented 'L'amour est la nouvelle renommée' to President François Hollande during an exhibition against racism and anti-Semitism. But it is undoubtedly his spatial performance that marks minds: to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, Jisbar propelled his reinterpreted Mona Lisa to an altitude of 33.4 kilometers, becoming the first artist to achieve such a feat—a technical and poetic gesture hailed by media around the world.
Beyond pure creation, Jisbar embodies the committed and collaborative artist. His partnerships with iconic brands (BMW, Armani, LG, IKKS, Fabio Quartararo) testify to his ability to transcend the boundaries between art and design. Deeply invested in universal causes, he regularly acts for environmental protection and the fight against racism. His participation in the #RaceAgainstCovid campaign with Ducati allowed him to raise €170,000 for the Sant'Orsola hospital in Bologna, while his recent donation to the French Téléthon supports research on neuromuscular diseases. For Jisbar, art is both spectacle, reflection, and action.
The artist's works
