Jisbar
Jean-Baptiste Launay, known worldwide as Jisbar, is a French pop-street artist born in 1989 who divides his creative life between Paris and Lisbon. A pioneer of a daring genre, he has established himself as the first to reinterpret 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 tribute, each creation becomes a visual playground where words, slogans, numbers, and secret codes intertwine to generate a unique narrative. The viewer is invited to decipher a multitude of clues hidden in every detail, discovering new interpretations and angles of reading with each glance.
His international influence is striking. From San Francisco to London, Taipei to Venice, his works are displayed in the most prestigious galleries around the world. They are also featured in major cultural institutions such as Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi and the National Museum of the History of Immigration in Paris, where he presented "Love is the New Fame" to President François Hollande during an exhibition against racism and anti-Semitism. But it is undoubtedly his spatial performance that leaves a lasting impression: 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 the 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) demonstrate his ability to transcend the boundaries between art and design. Deeply invested in universal causes, he regularly takes action to protect the environment and combat racism. His participation in the #RaceAgainstCovid campaign with Ducati raised €170,000 for the Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna, while his recent donation to the French Telethon supports research into neuromuscular diseases. For Jisbar, art is spectacle, reflection, and action.
The artist's works
