Giacometti

Giacommeti: La rue d'un seul

▶Goncourt Prize winner Tahar Ben Jelloun◀
| A vivid body, burning memories, a hazy face |
Green Spots/Potholes/Spindly Limbs/Phantom Presence
Impressions of the Swiss existentialist sculptor Alberto Giacometti. Writings burrow beneath the bronze, into the humble studio. In the medina of Fez, there's a narrow street known as the "Single Street." The walls of the houses on either side seem to collide overhead. Stepping from one terrace to the next is effortless. Giacometti's sculptures are so slender and elongated, perhaps to allow them to step into this street.
The sculptures of Swiss master Alberto Giacometti rebelliously escape their creators, living outside the studio or gallery. Moroccan writer Tahar Ben Jelloun transforms his work into existentialist reflections, using the slender bronzes to contemplate his life and philosophy, attempting to discern the truth revealed in his work in the faces of living people. He also infiltrates Giacometti's cluttered studio in Paris, attempting to imagine his creative past.
"Loneliness has a face shaped by human hands. It is not a mask, but a head on a stalk, where the eyes grow, and its legs are so long that they can walk forever until they meet another face that expresses astonishment."
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I paint and sculpt in order to penetrate reality, to protect myself, to nourish myself, to grow stronger so as to better protect myself, to better attack, to grasp, to advance as far as possible on all levels and in all directions, to protect myself from hunger, cold, and death, and to be as free as possible. - Alberto Giacometti
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☼ 33 illustrations, printed in full color on 100g pure paper, diving into the bronze of Swiss sculptor Giacometti.
Every face is a miracle, an adventure. Through a single work, he rediscovers a world, restoring the dimension of his inner vision. Giacometti replicates pain, extracting it from life. He reproduces lifeless objects, constructing and dismantling the same face.
“The hardest thing is to replicate what you see.”
☼ What does loneliness mean? Explore the existence of objects and oneself with Giacometti.
Born in 1901, Giacometti lived through two world wars and the artistic trends of the early 20th century. He was deeply influenced by the existentialist philosopher Sartre, and loneliness and existence were the themes he explored.
“He lived a lonely life, and he imbued the objects he sculpted with this loneliness, powerfully and elegantly. He sunk deeper and deeper into his studio, which was as dark as a dense forest, colliding with the darkness of all times.”
Our existence is but an eternal death, the time that has passed is no more,
Another time has not yet come,
Right now, I am listless, hanging between life and death.
In short, death is similar to life at all times.
☼ Be acutely aware and appreciate the thoughts from the pen of Prix Goncourt winner Tahar Ben Jelloun.
The author, Tahar Ben Jelloun, was born in Morocco in 1944. He is a writer and poet who majored in philosophy and psychology. He has long written in French and resides in France, focusing on contemporary issues and social psychology. His representative work is the novel "Children of the Sand" (L'Enfant de Sable, 1985). In 1987, he won the Prix Goncourt for his novel "The Sacred Night" (La Nuit Sacrée).
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The Watcher: Vision Magritte / [France] Bernard Noel Giacometti / [Morocco] Tahar Ben Jelloun Georges de La Tour / [France] Pascal Quignard

2024-01-01

南京大学出版社

Nanjing University Press·Watchman

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9787305272950