The metamorphoses of a sighted boar.
The Image Factory, Topography of Art space| N° d'inventaire | 31378 |
| Format | 17 x 21 |
| Détails | 80 p., color ill., paperback with flaps |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | |
| ISBN | 9782366690798 |
This book presents two artist's books by Jean-Luc Parant, both a visual artist and a poet, which fuse visual and literary arts to explore the themes of transformation and metamorphosis, while celebrating the interconnectedness of all life forms.
The artist describes the multiple transformations of a wild boar, a totemic figure inspired by popular iconography gleaned from the Ardennes. The drawings and texts complement each other to offer a profound reflection on the nature of identity and the relationship between humans and animals. The book depicts a wild boar becoming a "seer," like Arthur Rimbaud, and explores the transformation of poetry into a blend of cosmogony, metaphysics, and poetic prose.
Jean-Luc Parant, who passed away in July 2022, was a French artist and poet. Defining himself as a "maker of balls and texts about eyes," his work combines poetry and visual arts, exploring themes such as vision and touch, the infinite and the infinite. His works are featured in numerous public and private collections, and his texts are published by publishers such as Actes Sud, Fata Morgana, José Corti, and Les Presses du réel.
This book presents two artist's books by Jean-Luc Parant, both a visual artist and a poet, which fuse visual and literary arts to explore the themes of transformation and metamorphosis, while celebrating the interconnectedness of all life forms.
The artist describes the multiple transformations of a wild boar, a totemic figure inspired by popular iconography gleaned from the Ardennes. The drawings and texts complement each other to offer a profound reflection on the nature of identity and the relationship between humans and animals. The book depicts a wild boar becoming a "seer," like Arthur Rimbaud, and explores the transformation of poetry into a blend of cosmogony, metaphysics, and poetic prose.
Jean-Luc Parant, who passed away in July 2022, was a French artist and poet. Defining himself as a "maker of balls and texts about eyes," his work combines poetry and visual arts, exploring themes such as vision and touch, the infinite and the infinite. His works are featured in numerous public and private collections, and his texts are published by publishers such as Actes Sud, Fata Morgana, José Corti, and Les Presses du réel.