Une Semaine De Bonte: A Surrealistic Novel in Collage
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (648 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486232522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-10 |
| Language | : | French |
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He created such a sound world with seamless proportional interiors and exteriors populated by freakish and wonderful creatures Lee-Anne Raymond The time frame in which this series were created is astonishing and quite possibly this is what makes it such a mesmerising and theatrical journey. It has a frenetic relentlessness to it. The cohesive distinction of works created uninterrupted is clearly present. Ernst mined, arg. Elegant and inscrutable These works convey a set of very disparate impressions. The first, visual level displays seamless craftsmanship. No untidy edges appear, the kind that mar so many collages. Careful matching of the different pieces works well, too - in most cases, it looks very nearly as if the wh. Inexhaustible wonder "Surrealism" is an overused word these days, drained of much of its original power but just open these startling pages of collage & you'll rediscover that it's still just as potent. Both disturbing dream & benign nightmare, the non-narrative accumulates in woozy intensity as you
Previously available only to a few libraries and collectors, this is a major source and great treat for anyone interested in the surrealists and their work, in collage, visual illusion, dream visions, and the interpretations of dreams.. From old catalog and pulp novel illustrations, Ernst produced this series of 182 bizarre and darkly humorous collage scenes of classic dreams and erotic fantasies which seem mysteriously to lure the unconscious into view: Stern, proper-looking women sprout giant sets of wings, serpents appear in the drawing -room and bed chamber, a baron has the head of a lion, a parlor floor turns to water on which some people can apparently walk while others drown.Une Semaine De Bonté is divided into seven parts, one for each day of the week, with each section illustrating one of Ernst's "seven deadly elements." "Oedipus," "The Court of the Dragon," and "Three Visible Poems" are among the startling episodes of Ernst's week. "One of the clandestine classics of our century." — The New York TimesThis is the legendary collage masterpieces o
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