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Ghostly Calligraphies

Though calligraphy is the art of writing, that art is measured by the interpretation of the beholder. Using the tools of a writer, whether that be the brush, ink, paint or pen the artist can create a connection between symbol and gesture. Unsurprisingly, calligraphy finds a home in the Abstract Expressionism movement that followed the end of World War II. The likes of Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, Helen Frankenthaler and Franz Kline sought to create deeper connections with the self and express what was reserved for the interior in a much more honest way. But that interior may be filled with an interest in the fantastic, plagued by grief or consumed by miserabilism. Though Kline is the artist from the movement of Abstract Expressionism most associated with the use of calligraphy, Bernard Buffet, featured here on Artsper, also began to convey the personality of his interior by 1947 – after war had ended. The Parisian-born Buffet tried to save money and used very little paint on his canvases. Therefore there was little variety in color, and mostly grey, black and green tones are seen in his portraits. The grey faces, wrinkled foreheads, thinning hair and contracted hands took on a crucified, ghostly appearance. Whilst the likes of Bruno Mallart modernizes his version of ghostly calligraphies by merging it with digital techniques. 

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Painting, Absinthe, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Absinthe

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$1,734

Print, Fugu, Samuel Favarica

Fugu

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,312

Fine Art Drawings, Silence, Evelyne Postic

Silence

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 57 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22.4 inch

$2,890

Painting, So Nice, Grégoire Devin

So Nice

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 160 x 160 x 5.1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 2 inch

$13,200

Painting, Love me, Fabien Verschaere

Love me

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 92 x 65 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1.2 inch

$6,935

Fine Art Drawings, Samouraille, Bruno Mallart

Samouraille

Bruno Mallart

Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,156

Fine Art Drawings, Permesi, Imam Sucahyo

Permesi

Imam Sucahyo

Fine Art Drawings - 19.8 x 24.9 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.8 x 9.8 inch

$578

Painting, Dreamer, Grégoire Devin

Dreamer

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 39.5 x 78 x 1.5 cm Painting - 15.6 x 30.7 x 0.6 inch

$24,150

Print, Le vol 56, Bruno Mallart

Le vol 56

Bruno Mallart

Print - 83 x 124 x 3 cm Print - 32.7 x 48.8 x 1.2 inch

$5,779

Fine Art Drawings, H-, Eugénie Lichet

H-

Eugénie Lichet

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$116

Print, Chakras, Samuel Favarica

Chakras

Samuel Favarica

Print - 90 x 90 x 1 cm Print - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch

$2,312

Sculpture, Cache-cache, Madame

Cache-cache

Madame

Sculpture - 17 x 17 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 6.7 x 0.2 inch

$173

Print, Mélancolie 1, Booster

Mélancolie 1

Booster

Print - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$462

Painting, Vacarme 1, Booster

Vacarme 1

Booster

Painting - 81 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$462

Painting, Pride, Grégoire Devin

Pride

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 131.6 x 225.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 51.8 x 88.8 x 2 inch

$14,400

Print, Indiana, Samuel Favarica

Indiana

Samuel Favarica

Print - 125 x 125 x 1 cm Print - 49.2 x 49.2 x 0.4 inch

$3,236

Print, Bulldog, Bault

Bulldog

Bault

Print - 70 x 50 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 inch

$104

Fine Art Drawings, Love Alaska, Evelyne Postic

Love Alaska

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 71 x 104 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 40.9 x 0 inch

$3,468