Philemona Williamson: Corpus painting.
Semiosis| N° d'inventaire | 30834 |
| Format | 22.5 x 30 |
| Détails | 48 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2024 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782377390717 |
The first book in French by American artist Philemona Williamson, Corpus Painting, is an introduction to her work for a European audience. “The dynamic compositions in Philemona Williamson’s universe map the gray areas and opaque memories of adolescence in lush colors and exuberant forms. Her figures are entirely autonomous, offering open-ended narratives and posing more questions than they offer answers. Although Philemona Williamson is a keeper of memory, she understands its whims and allows her characters, animate or inanimate, to keep their own secrets. In her work, youth is a mysterious, sensory, even sensual experience. The sumptuous stories she tells navigate between the impending weight of adulthood and the hopeful innocence of youth.” Adrienne L. Childs “Corpus Painting” from Semiose Editions offers an editorial collection entirely dedicated to painting. In 48 pages, bound in a coffee-table book style, each volume focuses on a series of carefully chosen paintings, supplemented by a text in French and English signed by a personality from the art world. An invitation to delve into painting, to understand the driving forces behind a series, to contemplate a series of images, with the same devotion and passion that one feels for altarpieces or painted icons.
The first book in French by American artist Philemona Williamson, Corpus Painting, is an introduction to her work for a European audience. “The dynamic compositions in Philemona Williamson’s universe map the gray areas and opaque memories of adolescence in lush colors and exuberant forms. Her figures are entirely autonomous, offering open-ended narratives and posing more questions than they offer answers. Although Philemona Williamson is a keeper of memory, she understands its whims and allows her characters, animate or inanimate, to keep their own secrets. In her work, youth is a mysterious, sensory, even sensual experience. The sumptuous stories she tells navigate between the impending weight of adulthood and the hopeful innocence of youth.” Adrienne L. Childs “Corpus Painting” from Semiose Editions offers an editorial collection entirely dedicated to painting. In 48 pages, bound in a coffee-table book style, each volume focuses on a series of carefully chosen paintings, supplemented by a text in French and English signed by a personality from the art world. An invitation to delve into painting, to understand the driving forces behind a series, to contemplate a series of images, with the same devotion and passion that one feels for altarpieces or painted icons.