Claudius de Cap Blanc

French sculptor (1953–2022)

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Claudius de Cap Blanc
de Cap Blanc in 2008
Born	Jean-Claude Lagarde (1953-11-01)1 November 1953 Oust, Ariège, France
Died	11 November 2022(2022-11-11) (aged 69) Ganac, France
Nationality	French
Occupation	Sculptor

Claudius de Cap Blanc (1 November 1953 – 11 November 2022), pseudonym of Jean-Claude Lagarde, was a French sculptor.^[1] He was known as a "vulvographer" for his paintings and engravings of the human vulva.^[2]

Biography

Lagarde was born in Oust, Ariège on 1 November 1953 into a peasant family.^[3] His name was a replacement for his deceased older brother, also Jean-Claude, after his death at 22 months of age from gangrene.^[4] He was found dead on 11 November 2022 in Ganac from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, at the age of 69.^[5]

Works

Art affabulatoire (1994–2006)
Redresseur de torts
L'Inverseur de tendance
Frein à dépense
Règle de conduite
Réconciliateur
Pèse-mot
Semoir "à tout vent"'
Machine à verser dans le tragique
L'Auto-aliénateur
L'Amidonnoir
Le Sèche-larme
Le Maïeutiqueur
La Roue à mouvement perpétuel
La Machine à joindre les deux bouts

In 2007, Lagarde began devoting himself to vulvography, painting and engraving on the rocks and trees of the Ariège Pyrenees and in public place.^[6] The lack of authorization of these works led to his prosecution for vandalism, for which he was fined 6000 euros and sentenced to two months in prison.^[7] His sentence was followed by a conference at the Parc pyrénéen de l'art préhistorique [fr] put on by prehistorian Jean Clottes.

Radio

In 2012, Lagarde was the subject of the radio documentary Derrière le miroir, Claudius de Cap Blanc, produced by Sophie Bocquillon [fr] and broadcast by France Culture.^[3]

Film

In 2021, Lagarde was the subject of the documentary À l'aube du vulvolithique, directed by Fabrice Leroy and first shown at the Cinéma Le Casino.^[8]

Television

Éclats de rue (1994)
TF1 20 heures (1995)
JT Toulouse Soir (1995)
Vent Sud Pyrénées (1996)
Alice Pyrénées France 3 (1998)
Vent Sud Pyrénées (1998)
Demain c'est dimanche, Pyrénées (1998)
Magazine 12-14 (2001)
JT Toulouse midi 15 minutes, Pyrénées (2003)
Les dossiers de France 3, Pyrénées (2003)
JT Toulouse midi, Pyrénées (2005)
Midi pile Midi Pyrénées (2011)
JT Toulouse soir, Pyrénées (2011)
12-13 édition Midi-Pyrénées (2016)

Publications

Le Premier Testament des Mangphus (2017)
La Vulve et ses proscrits (2018)
L'ère vulvolithique (2018)
L'Ère Vulvolithique (2018)
La Somme Vulvographique (2018)
La Première lettre (2018)
À la Recherche du Temps Lithique (2018)
Le Signe de a Vulve (2019)
Le Vulvificat (2021)
Vulvoglyphes (2021)
Gynéçance (2021)

References

^ Valin, Julie (14 November 2022). "Ariège : qui était Claudius de Cap Blanc, artiste fantasque, retrouvé mort au pied d'une de ses œuvres ?". France 3 Occitanie (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ Oulés, Océane (August 2017). "Claudius de Cap-Blanc change de cap". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Derrière le miroir (1/4) : "Claudius de Cap Blanc"". France Culture (in French). 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Claudius de Cap Blanc sème les vulves et la zizanie dans les Pyrénées". Tahiti Infos (in French). 14 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ Agard, Romain (13 November 2022). "Ariège : le créateur du Jardin du Vulvolithique retrouvé mort au milieu de son œuvre". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Vulves, gravures de sexe féminin". free.fr (in French).
^ Salvaing, Pierre (27 February 2015). "Claudius, artiste français, a été emprisonné pour des graffitis militants". Mr Mondialisation (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Bande-annonce du film : À l'aube du vulvolithique". Vimeo (in French). Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.