Calder, l'impossible réalisé

9782916275529

In the workshop of the wind, Calder tames the invisible and suspends the world upon a thread of grace. Jouffroy, an incandescent witness, gathers those moments when matter itself dreams of the impossible. And suddenly, balance falters-only to reveal more fully the secret poetry of broken laws.

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Calder. Dreaming in Equilibrium

Description

This book unfolds as a vibrant journey between the intimate and the infinite, in which Alain Jouffroy, through finely attuned strokes, sketches the portrait of a creator who engages with gravity as one would with an enigma. Through a series of encounters, the artist emerges-witty, free-spirited, almost elusive-while his works rise like mysteries in motion. Here, metal breathes, color pulses, and each form seems to waver between سقوط and ascent. Jouffroy does more than describe: he captures a presence, a way of inhabiting the world by defying its rules. In this inhabited prose, art becomes experience, vertigo, and revelation-that of an impossible which, before our very eyes, consents to exist.

Description & Features

Characteristics

Paperback with sewn binding and dust jacket

Authors
Alain Jouffroy
Publisher
Dilecta
Dimensions
17 x 12
Publication year
2009
Number of pages
32
Number of illustrations
2
EAN
9782916275529