French portrait photographer
Christophe Beauregard |
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 Photo of Christophe Beauregard taken by Julien Caïdos |
| Born | (1966-01-09) January 9, 1966 (age 58)
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| Nationality | French |
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| Occupation(s) | Commercial and fine art photographer |
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| Website | www.christophe-beauregard.com |
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Christophe Beauregard (born January 9, 1966)[1] is a French portrait photographer who started his photographic career in the commercial sector. Initially working as a portraitist for the press and advertising campaigns he then jointly develop and pursue of his personal creative impulse. He is currently recognized in France and abroad as a contemporary photographer focusing on key themes such as identity and individualism in post-modern societies.[2]
Biography
Born in France in 1966, Christophe Beauregard lives and works in Paris. After earning a degree in literature, a pivotal moment came following his encounter with Sam Francis in his studio in Palo Alto in 1989 and a transformative year in Scotland, where Beauregard diligently practiced drawing and painting. This experience led him to enroll at the Beaux-Arts the subsequent year. Graduating in 1992, Beauregard chose to turn toward photography, becoming an assistant to numerous celebrity and fashion photographers. From 1996, he began producing celebrity portraits for press and advertising, and starting in 2003, he developed a distinct artistic practice.
The human body, both in a social and intimate context, is his subject of choice. Beauregard, fascinated by the symptoms of our contemporary hedonism and its representations, demonstrates through his photographs how our bodies bear the cost of our obsession with providing meaning to our existence, and how we crave uniqueness while also adhering to norms.
This unique approach to portraiture and its staging has earned Beauregard numerous prestigious collaborations, ranging from Dior to Berluti, including the Centre Pompidou-Metz and the CentQuatreParis in France. He has also been exhibited abroad at venues such as the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt – DE, Alcatel Lucent – US, and the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo de Prato, IT. He is represented by Ségolène Brossette Galerie in France.
Beauregard's photographs have been published in "Manuel d’Esthétique" and "Semantic Tramps" (Filigranes Éditions), "Europe Echelle 27" (Trans Photographic Press), and "Sari" (Christophe Daviet-Théry). His work is regularly published in magazines like Le Monde, L’OEil, Libération, and Les Inrocks, and can be found in several private and public collections.
Notables portraits
Laure Adler,[3] Akhenaton,[4] Mathieu Amalric,[5] John Armleder,[6] Yann Arthus-Bertrand,[7] Georg Baselitz,[8] Booba, Pascal Bruckner,[9] John Cale,[10] Philippe Decouflé,[11] Dee Dee Bridgewater,[12] Virginie Despentes,[13] Emmanuelle Devos,[14] Nicolas Duvauchelle, Fellag, Marie-Agnès Gillot, Michel Gondry, Dan Graham, Interpol, Aki Kaurismäki, Peter Klasen, Wolfgang Laib, Fabrice Luchini, Annette Messager, Philippe Meste, Takashi Miike, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Moebius, Peter Mullan, Sofi Oksanen, Erwin Olaf, Opus AKOBEN, Orlan, Jean d'Ormesson, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Richard Price, Atiq Rahimi,[15] Yasmina Reza, Ugo Rondinone, Édith Scob, Alain Seban, Lhasa de Sela, Jorge Semprún, Michel Serrault, Ravi Shankar, Richard Shusterman, Simone Veil, Jacques Villeret, The Warlocks, Lambert Wilson…
