Folon Magritte - Couverture rigide

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Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 2390252680 ISBN 13 : 9782390252689

Editeur : Lannoo, 2024

Synopsis

This publication compares the works of two major Belgian artists René Magritte and Jean-Michel Folon- their common grounds and their language in painting. Magritte depicts the mystery that emanates from the everyday life, while Folon opts for dreaminess and stylization. Folon replaces Magrittes pigeon with a refined bird, drawn in a single stroke; he prefers a rectangular parallelepiped to the surrealists well-described house. When he was 18, in 1953, Folon recalls discovering Le Domaine enchanté, the series of murals Magritte had just painted for the Knokke casino. It was a revelation. Although the two artists never met and 36 years separated them, Folon has acknowledged to be indebted to the master of Belgian surrealism -whom he considers one of the fathers of his generation- throughout his career. Magritte, by opening up the paths of mystery in painting, laid the foundations for Folons art, which would never cease to explore the paths of poetry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michel Draguet holds a doctoral degree in Art History. Marie Godet holds a doctoral degree in Art History and works as a researcher.
Stéphanie Angelroth is director of the Fondation Folon.
Isabelle Douillet de Pange is curator of the Fondation Folon.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This publication brings together two internationally acclaimed painters in an exceptional visual dialogue.

By exploring the paths of mystery in his paintings, Magritte laid the foundations for the art of Folon, who constantly ventured into the realms of poetry. Where Magritte advocated the mystery emanating from everyday life, Folon opted for a dreamlike, stylised approach. Folon substitutes Magritte’s pigeon with a simple bird drawn with a single line. Instead of the surrealist's clearly outlined house, Folon adopts a rectangular parallelepiped, and so forth.

Folon admirably captured these two artworks in these words:
"YOU CAN DO ANYTHING IN PAINTING:
EVEN INVENT MYSTERIES.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lannoo
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 2390252680
• ISBN 13: 9782390252689
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible