Sam Francis, Lesson of Darkness

By:

Jean-Francois Lyotard

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Hardback

Series:

Jean-Francois Lyotard, Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists

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The second volume in the series Jean-Francois Lyotard-Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists introduces forty-two poetical reflections and comments on the work of the well-known Californian painter Sam Francis (1923-1994). This new edition reprints the English text, which is no longer available, with the previously unpublished French original on facing pages. In Lyotard's opinion Sam Francis's work "pays homage to the visible marvel and bears witness to the visual enigma." Color evokes conflicting feelings in the artist: "...color says to me: 'Come, I am your consolation, I cure your melancholy, love me,' and it says to me: 'Go, I am your deception, traverse me, lose yourself and enough of absent truth.'" Lyotard is the first to see through the subtle variety of meanings in Sam Francis's use of color. This edition also reproduces in full color all forty-two paintings discussed by Lyotard.

Author Biography:

The philosopher and literary theorist Jean-Francois Lyotard (1924-1998) was Woodruff Professor of Philosophy and French at Emory University. Herman Parret is Professor Emeritus of Aesthetics and Philosophy of Language at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Leuven.

Release date NZ

August 4th, 2010

Author

Jean-Francois Lyotard

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Afterword by Geoffrey Bennington
Edited by Herman Parret
Translated by Geoffrey Bennington

Illustrations

42 Illustrations, color

Pages

224

Series

Jean-Francois Lyotard, Writings on Contemporary Art and Artists

Dimensions

152x229x20

ISBN-13

9789058677815

Product ID

4828326

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