Punctuations combines a series of paintings synthesising big wave surfing, turning the human element into a visual punctuation on the immense aquatic backdrop. Created for Studiolo, the artist’s first European institutional solo show, at the Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) Brussels in 2023.

Jean Jullien (1983) is a French artist living and working in Paris. Originally from Nantes, he graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2008 and the Royal College of Art in 2010. Jullien’s creative output ranges from painting, illustration, installation, photography and video, to costumes, books, posters and clothing. He has shown work around the world with museums and galleries in Paris, London, Brussels, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, Tokyo, Seoul, Melbourne, Singapore and more. His work appears in the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Guardian, National Geographic, SZ Magazin, Télérama, and more, and he has collaborated with multiple global brands. In 2016 he launched NouNou with Jae Huh, a Korean based label producing a range of products featuring the artist’s distinctive visuals.