08.21.2017 The line in drawing
The drawing captures the essence of an action, even if the subject matter is immobile.
The drawing captures the essence of an action, even if the subject matter is immobile.
“Drawing is even more important because it is at the origin of a piece of work.” (Pascal Bonafoux)
Drawing is an art of the sign that reveals the unknown.
Each diptyque perfume has its own hand-drawned illustration.
Endorsed by prestigious examples, art historian Horst Bredekamp shows the specific logic of drawing in which the hand produces an explicit bond between an idea and its related image.
An artist at home, Desmond Knox-Leet filled his notebooks with sketches and travel commentaries.
An artist at home, Desmond Knox-Leet filled his notebooks with sketches and travel commentaries.
Wherever Desmond Knox-Leet went, he drew. An artist at home, he filled his notebooks with sketches and travel commentaries.
Venice is a hypnosis. A theatrical city, a floating dream, undulating maze, blurred reflections, blaze of the day in the wave… Poetry drenched with torpor. It was a summer stop for the diptyque founders and friends…