12.25.2017 Praises of pliages
“Hantaï’s paintings, where pliage (folding) is utilised as a genuine method, found an echo with Didi-Huberman.” (Soko Phay)
“Hantaï’s paintings, where pliage (folding) is utilised as a genuine method, found an echo with Didi-Huberman.” (Soko Phay)
“Cy Twombly’s work feeds on historical references, literature and art.” (Etienne Sallon)
“The first blackness is that of night… ” (Annie Mollard-Desfour)
” Thomas Ruff cancelled out any resemblance to reality and broke with the traditionally more emotional representation of the subject.” (Elodie Morel)
“Visibility is the key for public recognition on a grand scale.” (Julia Kerninon)
Usury and the Stars by writer and art historian, Pascal Bonafoux, about stars in the fresco of Giotto in the chapel of Santa Maria della Carità all’Arena.
« There is no line, there is no modelling, there are only contrasts » (Lawrence Gowing)
“Accident and creation are therefore not in opposition.” (Catherine Malabou)
The photography was was blurred and the main subject matter had barely made it into the frame.
“The American of Paris is what America does best.” (Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1925)
“The scent of jasmine and roses whisks me back to the riverbanks at Kep” (Soko Phay)
“Painting and sculpture have not always been considered art.” (Nathalie Heinich)
“From its origins to today, perfume has continued to induce practices and gestures.” (Annick Le Guérer)
“Drawing is even more important because it is at the origin of a piece of work.” (Pascal Bonafoux)
“This novel by Patrick Süskind is primarily the story of a Nose called Jean-Baptiste Grenouille” (Julia Kerninon)
“Smell acquires its pedigree via the art that expresses the beauty and power of fragrances. ” (Chantal Jaquet)
With « Preserved for a better day », artist Morvarid K. recalls the daily lives of people living in Tehran.
“The moment is not overcome. It turns into a drama and a sequence that confronts action with time.” (Jean-Clet Martin)
“time is a phenomenon that is constructed by the very tools that measure it.” (Nathalie Heinich)
“These dates, that follow each other in succession, paint a picture of a mysterious artist .” (Paul Nyzam)
“The issue of modern art and contemporaneity is the same” (Olivier Zahm)
Art that is both painting and literature, Twombly’s work would remain hush-hush for a long time.
The water lilies appear secondary to the shimmering water…
“Painters have always known there is something wrong with perspective…” – David Hockney
« Is there any poetic writing? » asks Roland Barthes in his first essay Writing degree zero.
However framed the image may be, it is neither a reflection of reality nor does it reveal the truth. It masks it.
The Crazy Day or the Marriage of Figaro, was first performed on the 27th April 1784 in the presence of Marie-Antoinette herself in a brand new theatre, since named the Odeon Theatre.