Grotesques

Fantasy portrayed

Fred Bervoets - Collection Bai

120 pages, parution le 21/08/2019

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At the end of the 15th century, the underground ruins of Emperor Nero's famous palace were discovered in Rome: the Domus Aurea. The walls were painted with sumptuous symmetrical decorations teeming with a host of bizarre animals and mythical creatures. This was the beginning of a new visual language, which was known as 'grotesque' after the site found in 'grotto-like' ruins. Hans Vredeman de Vries and Cornelis Floris spread the grotesque style with its endless variations through their printed designs. In the 16th century, grotesque ornaments became popular not only in painting and architecture, but also in glass painting, metalsmithing and book printing. Today we still link the term 'grotesque' to the capricious, bizarre, monstrous - but also to the caricatural and laughable. Bosch and Bruegel were the great pioneers of the grotesque in printmaking with their fantastic drolleries. James Ensor, Fred Bervoets, René De Coninck, Carll Cneut and others are part of a long tradition of artists who were, and still are, inspired by the grotesque: both as a concept and as a figural style.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Yellow Now
Auteur(s)	Fred Bervoets
Collection	Bai
Parution	21/08/2019
Nb. de pages	120
Format	21.5 x 26.5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	666g
EAN13	9789085867944