Michel Quarez

Quarez studied at the École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux [fr] and at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, where he graduated in 1961. He also studied in Warsaw under Henryk Tomaszewski. In 1967, he illustrated Mod Love, a comic book written by Michael Lutin. In 2011, musician Alex Gimeno [fr] used these images for his album Mondo Beyondo. In 1968, Quarez illustrated another comic strip, La Vita Privata di Dyane.^[2]

Following in Quarez's footsteps, Pierre Bernard and Gérard Paris-Clavel [fr] studied in Warsaw and later co-founded Grapus together. Quarez joined the organization, but his differences with the group caused him to leave after three years.^[3] His works were characterized by large, colorful shapes. His works have been exhibited in Saint-Denis, Chaumont, the Bibliothèque Forney, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and others.

Michel Quarez died on 8 December 2021 at the age of 83.^[4]