Jean-Marie Vives, work on matte painting since 20 years ago…… He quickly become the first matte painter of France. He made his debuts with “LA VIE EST UN ROMAN” by Alain Resnais and “BUNKER HOTEL PALACE” by Enki Bilal. Rapidly he is recognized in Europe and USA for his work on “LA CITE DES ENFANTS PERDUS” and “ALIEN 4” by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He also took part in the movie “PEUT –ETRE” by Cédric Klapisch and “ASTERIX: MISSION CLEOPATRE” by Alain Chabat, that required a lot of special effects.
In the meantime Jean-Marie is a very creative photographer.
In 2002, Jean-Marie Vives begins to work for advertising. Immediately he works for the bigger advertisers. In 2004 he wins 2 Gold Lion / Cannes Festival for the BMW campaign/ BDDP & Fils Agency. Since 2005, Jean Marie was called in lot of several project like Veolia, British Airways, IG, WWF, Toyota, Barclays… Today Jean-Marie Vives keeps practicing his art around the world, always with serious and passion.
