Dubuffet, Jean, Vignettes Lorgnettes, 1963
1963
Illustrated book
Vol. 32.8 x 25.5 cm.
Composed of 3 elements: a notebook of 6 double sewn leaves, followed by a double leaf containing 24 plates, followed by an engraved linoleum, inked, framed and mounted under bevel, all contained in a slipcase.
One of 20 copies, no. 11, signed J. Dubuffet and dated April 63, accompanied by the matrix for the etching “Paysage avec maison”.
Published by Galerie Beyeler, Paris-Basel.
Catalog raisonné: Webel 149-172
Vignettes Lorgnettes is a new printing of J. Dubuffet’s Ler dla Canpane. The calligraphic text and seven original engravings are republished, enriched by seventeen others. The phonetic transcription of the text does not make it easy to understand, but it does restore the liveliness and immediacy of the language. The black-and-white engravings are densely hatched, with abstract shapes superimposed on figures and silhouettes. In keeping with the rejection of cultural values that characterizes the artist’s work, this book is the exact opposite of illustrated books.
À propos de l’auteur
Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985)
Jean Dubuffet élabore une œuvre singulière, dans le prolongement de Dada, fondée sur le rejet des valeurs culturelles qu’il considère comme un obstacle à la création artistique pure. Il forge le concept de l’Art Brut dès 1945 qui rassemble des expressions artistiques libres de toutes empreintes culturelles. L’ensemble de sa démarche s’inscrit dans cette même quête d’une expérience créatrice à contre-courant des pratiques dominantes.
