Jacques Tilly
{{Short description|German sculptor and illustrator}}
{{Distinguish|Jacques Louis François Delaistre de Tilly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox artist
| name = Jacques Tilly
| image = Jacques Tilly.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
(now Germany)
| spouse = Ricarda Hinz{{Cite web|date=2017-10-16|title=Eheschließung in Düsseldorf: Jacques Tilly und Ricarda Hinz haben geheiratet|url=https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/stadtgespraech/hochzeit-jacques-tilly-und-ricarda-hinz-haben-in-duesseldorf-geheiratet_aid-20876363|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Rheinische Post|language=de}}
| alma_mater = University of Duisburg-Essen
| caption = Jacques Tilly in 2010
}}
Jacques Tilly (born 27 June 1963) is a German sculptor and illustrator, known for his politically satirical sculptures that adorn floats in protests and parades,{{Cite web|date=15 February 2021|title=Germany ekes some fun out of a quiet Carnival|url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-coronavirus-pandemic-parades-carnivals-vladimir-putin-b9c39a076f22a5cc3b5705b807b74dd2|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Associated Press|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Crossland|first=David|date=21 February 2020|title=My mission: to make Germans funny, says Düsseldorf carnival designer|language=en|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/my-mission-to-make-germans-funny-says-duesseldorf-carnival-designer-njzjtg608|access-date=2021-07-20|issn=0140-0460}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Jacques Tilly: Wagen sind "Wundsalbe gegen Phantomschmerzen"|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/brauchtum-duesseldorf-jacques-tilly-wagen-sind-wundsalbe-gegen-phantomschmerzen-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-210215-99-452714|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Süddeutsche Zeitung|language=de}} and is considered the premier carnival float designer in Germany.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=21 May 2021|title=Entwürfe für 27 Städte: Bonn-Postkarte von Künstler Jacques Tilly wird im Bahnhof verteilt|url=https://ga.de/news/panorama/jacques-tilly-bonn-postkarte-im-hauptbahnhof-erhaeltlich_aid-58320211|access-date=2021-07-20|website=General-Anzeiger|language=de}}
Early life
Jacques Tilly was born in 1963 in Düsseldorf, and attended the Comenius-Gymnasium high school.{{Cite book |url=http://www.comenius-gymnasium.de/cgm/cgm.pdf |title=Das Comenius Stellt Sich Vor |publisher=Comenius-Gymnasium |pages=12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022064210/http://www.comenius-gymnasium.de/cgm/cgm.pdf |archive-date=2016-10-22}} He studied graphic design at the University of Duisburg-Essen, graduating in 1994.{{Cite web|title=Tilly, Jacques|url=https://www.giordano-bruno-stiftung.de/kuratorium/tilly-jacques|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Giordano Bruno Foundation|language=de}}
Tilly is an atheist,{{Cite web|title=Atheist Jacques Tilly ausnahmsweise in der Kirche – wo ihm die Leo Statz-Plakette verliehen wurde|url=https://www.bild.de/regional/duesseldorf/karneval/helauluja-28080656.bild.html|access-date=2021-07-20|website=bild.de|language=de}} and a humanist, and is an advisory member of the Giordano Bruno Foundation.
Artistic career
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Tilly is known for his papier-mâché sculptures that are featured on parade floats,{{Cite news|last=Smale|first=Alison|author-link=Alison Smale|date=2016-02-02|title=Germans Eager to See Whose Parade a Carnival Float Will Rain On|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/03/world/europe/germans-eager-to-see-whose-parade-a-carnival-float-will-rain-on.html|access-date=2021-07-20|issn=0362-4331}} most notably those in Rosenmontag, during Carnival in Düsseldorf,{{Cite web|date=2018-02-12|title=Karneval: satirical floats in Rhine region ready to make Rose Monday parade debut|url=https://www.thelocal.de/20180212/karneval-satirical-floats-in-rhine-region-ready-to-make-rose-monday-parade-debut/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=The Local Germany|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Groß|first=Tabitha|date=9 February 2018|title='It caused a real shitstorm': meet the man who skewered Trump at last year's Karneval|url=https://www.thelocal.de/20180209/meet-the-man-responsible-for-skewering-trump-at-last-years-karneval/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=The Local|language=en-US}} for which he has made sculptures since 1983. The sculptures often have overt political messaging to them, and frequently include caricatured depictions of politicians, world leaders, and religious figures, especially those on the far-right.{{Cite web|last=Wetli|first=Patty|date=7 September 2017|title=Artist's Fierce Floats Earn Death Threats, And He's Here For German Parade|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170907/lincoln-square/artists-fierce-floats-earn-death-threats-hes-here-for-german-parade|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-07-20|website=DNAinfo|archive-date=21 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021061512/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170907/lincoln-square/artists-fierce-floats-earn-death-threats-hes-here-for-german-parade/}} These themes gained increased attention during the late 2010s, with some of Tilly's sculptures featuring U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Other topics of note include Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|last=Bodenstein|first=Gisa|date=16 February 2021|title=Rosenmontag im Lockdown: Düsseldorf zeigte acht Mottowagen von Jacques Tilly|url=https://hpd.de/artikel/rosenmontag-im-lockdown-duesseldorf-zeigte-acht-mottowagen-jacques-tilly-19004|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Der Humanistische Pressedienst|language=de}} In addition to German parades and festivals, the sculptures have also appeared at protests and political events abroad, including one in front of the House of Parliament in London.{{Cite web|last=Goodman|first=Adam|date=5 April 2019|title=Goodman: Americans should look in the mirror before mocking United Kingdom|url=https://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/goodman-americans-should-look-in-the-mirror-before-mocking-united-kingdom-20190405/|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}
Tilly is also an illustrator, and has designed official postcards, calendars, and portraits for several German cities.{{Cite web|last=Trapp|first=Roderich|date=8 February 2021|title=Spektakuläres Wimmelbild: Jacques Tilly zeichnet Wuppertal|url=https://www.wuppertaler-rundschau.de/lokales/wuppertal-jacques-tilly-zeichnet-stadtportraet-als-wimmelbild_aid-56136201|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Wuppertaler Rundschau|language=de}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Jacques Tilly}}
- [https://www.grossplastiken.de/ Großplastiken - Jacques Tilly's website]
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