The second in the Revisions series presents Gilles Deleuze's analysis of the relationship between the painter and his model as eroticised 'merchandise' within consumer society. Despite Fromanger's subject matter--he represents a politicised, post May 68 Paris--his paintings are given titles which refer only to paint colours. These colours, too, according to Deleuze, become part of the 'simulacra' of exchange. Michel Foucault's text re-examines the painting versus photography debate from ingres to the era of hyper-realism. Adrian Rifkin's critical introduction situates these texts and images historically while relating them to Fromanger's painting today.
Pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Black Dog
Release
June 01, 1999
ISBN
1901033562
ISBN 13
9781901033564
Revisions 2, Photogenic Painting - Gerard Fromanger, Writings by Gilles Deleuze and Michel Faucault
The second in the Revisions series presents Gilles Deleuze's analysis of the relationship between the painter and his model as eroticised 'merchandise' within consumer society. Despite Fromanger's subject matter--he represents a politicised, post May 68 Paris--his paintings are given titles which refer only to paint colours. These colours, too, according to Deleuze, become part of the 'simulacra' of exchange. Michel Foucault's text re-examines the painting versus photography debate from ingres to the era of hyper-realism. Adrian Rifkin's critical introduction situates these texts and images historically while relating them to Fromanger's painting today.