Jean-Michel Othoniel: The Secret Language of Flowers: Notes on the Hidden Meanings of the Louvre’s Flowers - Hardcover
Synopsis
An intimate herbarium of flowers in the collection of the Louvre
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Louvre pyramid, French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel was invited to create a work about the presence of flowers in the museum's eight art departments. Visiting the Louvre’s collections of paintings, drawings, sculptures, embroidery and enamel, the artist photographed the flowers that appeared there. Using these images, Othoniel composed his own original herbarium, accompanied with notes on the secret language of flowers and their symbolism in the history of art.
Among the 70 flowers Othoniel compiled in this volume, you will find the thistle in Dürer's self-portrait, the poppy in the Paros funerary stele, the apple sitting on a stool in The Lock by Fragonard and the peony attached to the unfastened blouse of the young woman in Greuze's Broken Pitcher. Also included are lesser-known details in lesser-known works―concealed treasures, hiding in plain sight at the museum.
Following a similar format to Othoniel’s previous book about flowers, this volume intersperses photographs and drawings with short texts in a luxurious, eminently giftable book.
Once an attendant at the Louvre while studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, Othoniel returns to his artistic roots in this volume to offer a personal, poetic look at the artistic wonders of the greatest museum in the world.
From drawing to sculpture, installation to photography, writing to performance, for more than 25 years, French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel (born 1964) has made poetic works in a range of materials such as sulfur, wax and glass.
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About the Author
Diplômé de l'école des arts supérieurs de Cergy-Pontoise en 1988, Jean-Michel Othoniel se fait tout d'abord remarquer en 1993 en exporsant des sculptures en soufre. C'est alors que le verre s'introduit dans son travail pour progressivement devenir son matérieau de prédilection. Aujourd'hui il expose dans les plus grands musées.
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English version of «Herbier merveilleux du Louvre»
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