Tuesday, August 28, 2012

AC before AC

In the comments to Tim's latest post, reader Juicy contributes the following:

"After I first read the anthology,I used to look for other AC in past and contemporary artist, with many interesting results.
There is a nice piece by Max Ernst."

Here is the image that Juicy links to, "Etching for Tristan Tzara--L'Antitete - Monsieur Aa l'Antiphilosophe," 1948-49:


While we're at it, I'll add a couple I've been meaning to post for a while.  To start with, Andy Warhol's "Oxidation Painting (in 12 Parts)," 1978.  (Feel free to Google how it was made.)  While it can be just seen as a basic multi-field painting, looking at the tiers of panels it looks to me like Warhol arranged them with some kind of sequence or, umm, flow in mind:


And here is a print by Jacques Callot, from "La Guerre de l'Amour," 1617.


Well, actually there Callot is just recording the choreography for a festival dedicated to love--festival that took place in an oval-shaped arena.  Here is another one of the formations:





Still, it's pretty striking, isn't it?

Oh, and hi again!  Long time no see.  I know I've been pretty lax in posting here over the summer, but I will try to be more assiduous about it now that school has started again.




3 comments:

  1. the Callot choreography piece takes the cake.

    one could fill a whole volume with images not intended as abstract comics, repurposed as abstract comics.

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  2. I've no idea whether it's been suggested elsewhere, but is there a need for a distinction between intentional and unintentional AC's? But then that might be playing a dangerous game, because those two could be broken down further and further ridiculously.

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  3. It pleases me greatly to see Max Ernst here. I've been throwing around an idea in my head to do a Max Ernst inspired/dedicated AC based around the loplop character.

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