Jean-Pol Betton (1944-2005) was a painter, sculptor and ceramicist but he doesn't even have a Wikipédia page dedicated to him. His atelier was in Azé, where he is buried. There isn't much information to be found on what seems like a fascinating artist whose work encompassed the Rabelaisian and the grotesque ham acting of La commedia dell'arte. A representation of his head appears on the very odd grave. Around two sides of the grave are the clear thought that his belief is that he has no need for that which is necessary, only that which is superfluous: perhaps an irony, but I hope not: uselessless has the greatest of uses!
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Thousand thanks to you Dr Tony Shaw for your page dedicated to Jean-Pol Betton, he has been a huge artist and friend of Michel Blachère Galerie XXI Paris.
He realized a big ceramic plate for Michel in order to show his work in the turning exhibition about one century history of Vallauris ceramic from 1881 to 2010.
Jean_Pol Betton really deserves to have a Wikipedia page about him as painter ceramicist and sculptor of the XXTH century.
Michel Blachère et Ghislaine Bréfort
Galerie XXI
268 boulevard Raspail
75014 Paris
www.galeriexxi.com
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