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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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Print, Ice Queen, Swoon

Ice Queen

Swoon

Print - 53 x 66 x 0.1 cm Print - 20.9 x 26 x 0 inch

$1,431

Print, Owls, Swoon

Owls

Swoon

Print - 48.26 x 43.18 x 0.1 cm Print - 19 x 17 x 0 inch

$1,431

Print, Fer-Ouest, Bruno Mallart

Fer-Ouest

Bruno Mallart

Print - 138 x 55 x 3 cm Print - 54.3 x 21.7 x 1.2 inch

$5,365

Painting, Conteur 2, Monkeybird

Conteur 2

Monkeybird

Painting - 250 x 150 x 4 cm Painting - 98.4 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch

$6,676

Painting, Conteur, Monkeybird

Conteur

Monkeybird

Painting - 250 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 98.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch

$6,676

Painting, Heart, Fabien Verschaere

Heart

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 40 x 29.7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.7 inch

$1,013

Painting, Blow, Fabien Verschaere

Blow

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 40 x 29.7 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.7 inch

$1,013

Painting, Totem, Fabien Verschaere

Totem

Fabien Verschaere

Painting - 55 x 46 x 4 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.6 inch

$3,815

Painting, Gentleman, Grégoire Devin

Gentleman

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 4.6 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

$7,200

Print, Carmen, Bernard Buffet

Carmen

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$4,053

Print, Carmen, Bernard Buffet

Carmen

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,365 $4,292

Print, Micaela, Bernard Buffet

Micaela

Bernard Buffet

Print - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Print - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$5,365 $4,560

Design, Petit creux, Madame

Petit creux

Madame

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

$203

Print, La Place, Bernard Buffet

La Place

Bernard Buffet

Print - 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print - 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

$5,365

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

$5,961

Sculpture, Mickey, Fabien Verschaere

Mickey

Fabien Verschaere

Sculpture - 80 x 40 x 28 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 15.7 x 11 inch

$2,384

Painting, Uni, Grégoire Devin

Uni

Grégoire Devin

Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 4.6 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1.8 inch

$9,600

Print, Love, Mana Key

Love

Mana Key

Print - 60 x 39 x 2 cm Print - 23.6 x 15.4 x 0.8 inch

$715