Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard, also known as Pierre et Gilles, are French artists and romantic partners. They have been producing works together since 1976, creating a world where painting and photography meet. Their art is peopled by their friends and family, anonymous and famous, who appear in sophisticated life-size sets the artists build in their studio. They meticulously apply paint to the photographs once printed on canvas. Accomplished image creators, Pierre and Gilles have built up an extraordinary contemporary iconography on the frontier between art history and popular culture.Pierre et Gilles have sometimes attracted controversy. For example, in 2012 there was a public outcry in Austria when their work entitled Vive la France was displayed on large street posters to advertise the Nackte Männer exhibition created by Ilse Haider at the Leopold Museum in Vienna. It depicts three naked French footballers with their genitals fully revealed: the first black, the second Arab and the third white, to represent the multi-ethnic composition of modern French society. The ensuing controversy led to an act of self-censorship by the artists, who decided that the largest street posters should be changed, and instead use coloured ribbons to hide the players' genitals.
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Some of their strengths
Gilles Blanchard has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Loyal, Adventurous, Insightful, Imaginative, Creative, Hardworking, and Optimistic.
Adventurous and Independent
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Gilles Blanchard is someone who is an adventurous, independent, and energetic person, who is insightful, imaginative, generous, and honest. A person who sees life as a journey not a destination.
Strong and Resilient
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Gilles Blanchard well know them as someone who can be strong, expansive, and stable like a big tree.
Truthful and Kind
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Gilles Blanchard as someone who is honest, compassionate, imaginative, and instinctual.
A person who enjoys new challlenges, is a magnet for attracting other creative types, good at identifying opportunities, and who is good at forming loyal, lifelong friendships.
Realistic and Skillful
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Gilles Blanchard is someone who is able to separate emotions from reality, see the world in terms of right or wrong, and who is very good at getting things done.
They are also someone who is patient, assertive, and who is a natural leader that likes to help others in need.
Optimistic and Quick-witted
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Gilles Blanchard tends to be someone who is optimistic and spontaneous, and who has a clear and analytical mind. Who can be witty, with a happy-go-lucky- nature that makes others cheerful, and who possesses an adventurous zest for life.
Some of Gilles Blanchard's challenges
While Gilles Blanchard has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Gilles Blanchard can be Impulsive, Careless, Suspicious, Stubborn, Short-tempered, Unrealistic, and Indecisive.
Impulsive and Careless
One of Gilles Blanchard's key challenges is that they are someone who can be impulsive and careless.
Gilles Blanchard must also exercise caution as they can be excessive and unrealistic.
Unrealistic and Indecisive
Gilles Blanchard is someone who can be unrealistic, indecisive, and lacking in confidence, who can be impulsive when it comes to making important decisions, have difficulty collaborating with others, can be argumentative and not willling to accept criticism, and who can be disappointed by the high expectations they place on others.
Irritable and Callous
Finally, Gilles Blanchard also can be short-tempered, childish, insensitive, and careless at times.
