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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All is Full of Love
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 18.9 x 11.4 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.4 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
CHF 3,590
Treboul, le port à marée basse
Bernard Buffet
Print - 94.5 x 144 x 1 cm Print - 37.2 x 56.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 7,008
I Hit The Jackpot
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 40.1 x 29 x 29 cm Sculpture - 15.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 inch
CHF 3,590
A day at the beach
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
CHF 8,205
Southern Sun
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
CHF 7,179
Gentleman
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
CHF 6,154
Ash Blood & Fire
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch
CHF 6,154
Dans la Montagne - Charles Sorlier
Bernard Buffet
Print - 55 x 72 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
CHF 1,849
La Porte Saint-Martin
Bernard Buffet
Print - 55 x 72 x 0.5 cm Print - 21.7 x 28.3 x 0.2 inch
CHF 6,035
L'Eglise San Giorgio à Venise
Bernard Buffet
Print - 43 x 55 x 1 cm Print - 16.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,920
Carmen en contrebandière
Bernard Buffet
Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
CHF 4,380
Nature morte au compotier
Bernard Buffet
Print - 56 x 76 x 0.1 cm Print - 22 x 29.9 x 0 inch
CHF 4,088
Step by Step
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 83.1 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm Sculpture - 32.7 x 9 x 9 inch
CHF 8,547
Big Mickey revisité
Fabien Verschaere
Sculpture - 33 x 19 x 13 cm Sculpture - 13 x 7.5 x 5.1 inch
CHF 1,947 CHF 1,752
Little Mickey revisité
Fabien Verschaere
Sculpture - 22 x 12 x 11 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 4.7 x 4.3 inch
CHF 1,168
Big Batman revisité
Fabien Verschaere
Sculpture - 35 x 15 x 12 cm Sculpture - 13.8 x 5.9 x 4.7 inch
CHF 1,947
Ange Sacrifice
Charles Djerry
Painting - 54 x 42 x 0.5 cm Painting - 21.3 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch
CHF 1,363
Waiting for the Sun
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 72.9 x 59.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 1.8 inch
CHF 4,615
Love Spectrum 2
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
CHF 8,205
L'incinérateur d'Ivry sur Seine
Bault
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
CHF 3,115
My Two Favorites Heroes are Dead
Fabien Verschaere
Print - 70 x 90 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
CHF 243
La Géographie du Totem
Fabien Verschaere
Print - 92.5 x 71 x 0.1 cm Print - 36.4 x 28 x 0 inch
CHF 243
Happy Endool
Fabien Verschaere
Painting - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 4,380
Upside Down
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch
CHF 8,205
Sunset Over the Kingdom
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 180.3 x 180.3 x 5.1 cm Painting - 71 x 71 x 2 inch
CHF 14,871
Use your illusion I
Grégoire Devin
Painting - 121.9 x 149.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 59 x 1.8 inch
CHF 12,307
Wonderful Life
Grégoire Devin
Sculpture - 18.9 x 11.4 x 10 cm Sculpture - 7.4 x 4.5 x 3.9 inch
CHF 3,590
Schssss...! !!!
Mehdi Mirbagheri
Painting - 160 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
CHF 4,867
Hand VI
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 68 x 69 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.8 x 27.2 inch
CHF 2,823
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 73 x 100 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.7 x 39.4 inch
CHF 4,380
Sans titre
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 136 x 123 cm Fine Art Drawings - 53.5 x 48.4 inch
CHF 4,770
The red river
Geneviève Seillé
Fine Art Drawings - 117 x 96 cm Fine Art Drawings - 46.1 x 37.8 inch
CHF 4,186
Les dents du malheur
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
CHF 973
Durer chez l'ocultiste
Bruno Mallart
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 22 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
CHF 973
