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joseph pujol
The Fartiste: Joseph Pujol and the Absurdity of Performance Joseph Pujol, a name perhaps initially met with bewilderment, deserves recognition as a truly unique figure in 19th-century entertainment. Born in Marseille in 1857, he wasn’t a painter or sculptor, but a performer who weaponized his own bodily functions – specifically, flatulence – to achieve astonishing success. Known affectionately (and sometimes derisively) as “Le Pétomane,” meaning “The Fartiste,” Pujol’s story is one of accidental discovery, shrewd self-promotion, and a surprising ability to transform the bizarre into captivat…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of joseph pujol's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
