Jean Lurçat – Au seul bruit du soleil

This book is available only in French. A painter, poet and great textile artist, Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) is an artist committed to his time and passionately curious about the world.
Richly illustrated, this book explores the themes that mark his career: painting, the major commissions of national manufactures, his contribution to decorative art, his ceramicist work, his political commitment, his collaboration with the weaving workshops of Aubusson, his fascination with the Middle Ages and the bestiary, his travels.
By bringing together texts and images in his woven works, Jean Lurçat makes colors and words vibrate. Thus, this publication aims to show the creative approach of the artist and to plunge you into his poetic world.

Peintre, poète et grand rénovateur de la tapisserie, Jean Lurçat (1892-1966) est un artiste engagé dans son époque et passionnément curieux du monde.
Richement illustré, cet ouvrage explore les thèmes qui jalonnent sa carrière :  la peinture, les grandes commandes des manufactures nationales, son apport à l’art décoratif, son travail de céramiste, son engagement politique, sa collaboration avec les ateliers de tissage d’Aubusson, sa fascination pour le Moyen Âge et pour le bestiaire, ses voyages.
En faisant cohabiter textes et images dans ses œuvres tissées, Jean Lurçat fait vibrer les couleurs et les mots. Ainsi, cette publication a pour objectif de donner à voir la démarche créative de l’artiste et de s’immerger dans son univers poétique.

• EDITED BY: Christiane Naffah-Bayle
• BINDING: Hardcover
• SIZE: 24 x 28 cm
• PAGES: 292
• ILLUSTRATIONS: 300 illustrations
• LANGUAGE: French
• YEAR: 2016
• ISBN: 9788836633326

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