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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, Les Bondons, Bault

Les Bondons

Bault

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

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Painting, Crocodiles, Bault

Crocodiles

Bault

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

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Print, Les insectes, Bault

Les insectes

Bault

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Farsi one, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Farsi one

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 40 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 15.7 inch

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Sculpture, Infinity, Grégoire Devin

Infinity

Grégoire Devin

Sculpture - 114 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 44.9 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch

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Sculpture, From Above, Grégoire Devin

From Above

Grégoire Devin

Sculpture - 74.2 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm Sculpture - 29.2 x 11 x 11 inch

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Print, Orca Mechanimal, Ardif

Orca Mechanimal

Ardif

Print - 30 x 42 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0 inch

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Print, Sans titre bleu, Bault

Sans titre bleu

Bault

Print - 51 x 68 x 2 cm Print - 20.1 x 26.8 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Afrique, Booster

Afrique

Booster

Print - 80 x 100 x 2 cm Print - 31.5 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Vanité, Bernard Buffet

Vanité

Bernard Buffet

Print - 38 x 27 x 0.01 cm Print - 15 x 10.6 x 0 inch

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Print, Hibou, Bault

Hibou

Bault

Print - 40 x 30 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

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Sculpture, Pot aux roses, Madame

Pot aux roses

Madame

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

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Sculpture, Petite Gourmandise, Madame

Petite Gourmandise

Madame

Sculpture - 24 x 24 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.2 inch

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Sculpture, Mange ta langue, Madame

Mange ta langue

Madame

Sculpture - 22 x 22 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, Open your eyes, Manitoba

Open your eyes

Manitoba

Painting - 80 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Dévoil’âmes, Manitoba

Dévoil’âmes

Manitoba

Painting - 92 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Imam Sucahyo

Sans titre

Imam Sucahyo

Fine Art Drawings - 27.5 x 39 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.8 x 15.4 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Mata - Eyes, Imam Sucahyo

Mata - Eyes

Imam Sucahyo

Fine Art Drawings - 85 x 60.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 23.8 inch

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Print, Siméon, Monkeybird

Siméon

Monkeybird

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

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Print, Pinocchio, Winshluss

Pinocchio

Winshluss

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Masque, Evelyne Postic

Masque

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 22 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 8.7 inch

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Painting, Choose life, Mana Key

Choose life

Mana Key

Painting - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Spirit, Manitoba

Spirit

Manitoba

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, L'éclairé, Manitoba

L'éclairé

Manitoba

Painting - 20 x 20 x 1.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, The stars, Mana Key

The stars

Mana Key

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Enjoy your life, Mana Key

Enjoy your life

Mana Key

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Videotape, Mana Key

Videotape

Mana Key

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

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Painting, Universal love, Mana Key

Universal love

Mana Key

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Love, Eugénie Lichet

Love

Eugénie Lichet

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.7 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, N°5-250E, Evelyne Postic

N°5-250E

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 3.9 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, N°6-250E, Evelyne Postic

N°6-250E

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 10 x 10 cm Fine Art Drawings - 3.9 x 3.9 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, N°11-320E, Evelyne Postic

N°11-320E

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 16 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 6.3 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Poissonne, Evelyne Postic

Poissonne

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 3.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, N°4-250E, Evelyne Postic

N°4-250E

Evelyne Postic

Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 3.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, 'W', Eugénie Lichet

'W'

Eugénie Lichet

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Sérénade, Manitoba

Sérénade

Manitoba

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 27.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 10.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Volatil, Manitoba

Volatil

Manitoba

Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 17.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 6.9 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Sans titre, Fabien Verschaere

Sans titre

Fabien Verschaere

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Les Amants, David Paul Kay

Les Amants

David Paul Kay

Painting - 154 x 142 x 3 cm Painting - 60.6 x 55.9 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Ecole Primaire, Sane2

Ecole Primaire

Sane2

Painting - 100 x 100 x 10 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 3.9 inch

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Sculpture, Hell Pearl, Bault

Hell Pearl

Bault

Sculpture - 50 x 44.5 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 17.5 x 1.8 inch

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Print, Safed 4/5, Tobia Ravà

Safed 4/5

Tobia Ravà

Print - 150 x 100 x 3 cm Print - 59.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

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Print, Snake money, Sane2

Snake money

Sane2

Print - 29.7 x 21 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

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Print, Resiste, Sane2

Resiste

Sane2

Print - 29.7 x 21 cm Print - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

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Print, Sans Tire, Bault

Sans Tire

Bault

Print - 40 x 60 cm Print - 15.7 x 23.6 inch

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Print, Yellow king, Sane2

Yellow king

Sane2

Print - 30 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 11.8 x 17.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Marat, Bernard Buffet

Marat

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 53 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.9 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch

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