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Giraud garnered worldwide acclaim predominantly under the pseudonym Mœbius (/ ˈmoʊbiəs /; [1] French: [møbjys]) for his fantasy/science-fiction work, and to a slightly lesser extent as Gir (French: [ʒiʁ]), which he used for the Blueberry series and his other Western themed work.
Jean Giraud, better known by his pen name Moebius, remains one of the most influential cartoonists of all time whose signature blend of psychedelic fantasy and surrealism formed the aesthetic blueprint of modern sci-fi.
Better known by the pseudonym “Moebius,” Giraud helped found the magazine Métal Hurlant (published in the United States as Heavy Metal) and worked with the filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky.
View Jean Giraud (Moebius)’s 958 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available works on paper, paintings, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist.
French comic artist Jean Giraud had one of the most interesting double lives in comic history. Under his own name (sometimes also the pseudonym "Gir"), he co-created the legendary western comic 'Blueberry' (1963-2012) with writer Jean-Michel Charlier.
Moebius is one of few artists that may seem to have been without limits. His career was long and diverse, and his technical ability and inventiveness were such that he is still regarded by many fellow artists with reverence.
French comic book artist and illustrator Jean Giraud (1938-2012), aka Moebius, has had, perhaps, a more profound influence on the contemporary imagination than any other artist working in his field in the 20th century, yet many people will have never have heard his name.
Moebius, real name Jean Giraud, isn't the man you'd think he'd be. He's an enigma, a legend in France who's always wanted to be loved abroad for his American comics. He's also humble, despite a 50-year career that's seen his art anchored at the heart of modern sci-fi and fantasy.
In the vast galaxy of artistic visionaries, Jean Giraud, the extraordinary French artist known as Moebius, stood as a luminous beacon. Born in 1938 on the outskirts of Paris, Moebius was a master of weaving threads of fantasy and science fiction into his spellbinding illustrations.
In the supremely unstable universe of Moebius, characters exist and abruptly change in accordance with their creator’s fluctuating whims, an aspect of his art that became a central premise, to great comic effect.