Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) was a pioneering French painter, sculptor, and printmaker renowned for founding the Art Brut movement, which celebrated raw, unrefined creativity outside traditional artistic norms. Rejecting conventional standards of beauty, Dubuffet embraced bold colors, textured surfaces, and childlike forms to explore themes of human expression and materiality. His innovative works often incorporated unconventional materials like sand, tar, and gravel, blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Dubuffet’s artistic philosophy drew inspiration from the art of children and the mentally ill, emphasizing immediacy and authenticity. Over his prolific career, he created groundbreaking series such as Hautes Pâtes and L’Hourloupe, leaving an indelible mark on postwar modernism. His work is celebrated globally, with significant collections housed at the Fondation Dubuffet in Paris and the Collection de l’ArtBrut in Lausanne.