Etienne Delessert. Illuminator.
Folio| N° d'inventaire | 31762 |
| Format | 22.8 x 26.6 |
| Détails | 200 p., paperback |
| Publication | Paris, 2025 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782889681907 |
Étienne Delessert, a key figure in children's books and winner of the 2023 Swiss Grand Prix for Design, leaves behind an artistic legacy as rich as it is unique. Before his passing, he generously donated 200 works to the canton of Vaud, a gesture that demonstrates his commitment to Switzerland.
This monograph explores Delessert's multifaceted work: author, illustrator, poster artist, press cartoonist, portraitist, and painter, he left his mark on the collective imagination, blending clarity and mystery. As Jean-Claude Carrière wrote, "Delessert's images, though carefully delineated, smooth, without any blur, clean as new flowers, always give me the impression that they are hiding something, that there are phenomena there that I have not yet seen, patiently awaiting my gaze and that will leap out at me. They are clear images that contain secret images. They are light that becomes shadow. Riddles that have no solution."
If he has touched on television and still practices radio, Jacques Poget , born in 1945, is primarily a print journalist. He was also a correspondent in the United States before heading the editorial offices of daily and weekly newspapers for around thirty years. He has been active in retirement, particularly thanks to the hosting of literary gatherings, which he has made a specialty of.
Swiss art critic and cultural journalist, Françoise Jaunin collaborates with numerous newspapers and periodicals. She is also the author of numerous exhibition catalogs and artist monographs and books on art.
Jean-Claude Carriere (1931-2021) was a writer, screenwriter, lyricist, director, and occasional actor. He wrote the foreword to the book Étienne Delessert , published in 2009 by Evergreen, an extract of which will be reproduced in the monograph.
Étienne Delessert, a key figure in children's books and winner of the 2023 Swiss Grand Prix for Design, leaves behind an artistic legacy as rich as it is unique. Before his passing, he generously donated 200 works to the canton of Vaud, a gesture that demonstrates his commitment to Switzerland.
This monograph explores Delessert's multifaceted work: author, illustrator, poster artist, press cartoonist, portraitist, and painter, he left his mark on the collective imagination, blending clarity and mystery. As Jean-Claude Carrière wrote, "Delessert's images, though carefully delineated, smooth, without any blur, clean as new flowers, always give me the impression that they are hiding something, that there are phenomena there that I have not yet seen, patiently awaiting my gaze and that will leap out at me. They are clear images that contain secret images. They are light that becomes shadow. Riddles that have no solution."
If he has touched on television and still practices radio, Jacques Poget , born in 1945, is primarily a print journalist. He was also a correspondent in the United States before heading the editorial offices of daily and weekly newspapers for around thirty years. He has been active in retirement, particularly thanks to the hosting of literary gatherings, which he has made a specialty of.
Swiss art critic and cultural journalist, Françoise Jaunin collaborates with numerous newspapers and periodicals. She is also the author of numerous exhibition catalogs and artist monographs and books on art.
Jean-Claude Carriere (1931-2021) was a writer, screenwriter, lyricist, director, and occasional actor. He wrote the foreword to the book Étienne Delessert , published in 2009 by Evergreen, an extract of which will be reproduced in the monograph.