Biography
Adolescent, Jean-Baptiste Huynh taught himself photographic lighting and printing techniques, which he mastered to the point of developing a personal style. His pure and timeless photography is recognizable in widely varied themes and subjects: portraits, nudes, minerals and plants, as well as spiritual symbols and emblematic masterpieces.
A laureate of the Villa Médicis Hors les murs, Jean-Baptiste Huynh has exhibited in major galleries and museums worldwide: MEP – Maison Européenne de la Photographie (Paris, 2001); Centre culturel de la photographie de Tokyo (2002); École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Paris, 2006); Louvre (Paris, 2012); Musée national des Arts asiatiques – Guimet (Paris, 2019). In 2019, a selection of Jean-Baptiste Huynh’s photographs was presented at Galerie Lelong (Paris), and his work was likewise exhibited at Patrik Gutknecht’s gallery in Geneva and at Multimedia Museum of Art in Moscow.
Jean-Baptiste Huynh’s photographic œuvre is present in numerous collections, including : Collection Pinault; Fonds national d’art contemporain; Maison européenne de la photographie; Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain; and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid.
