Matisse, The illustrated book, "Jazz"발음듣기
Matisse, The illustrated book, “Jazz”
Matisse created Jazz using pieces of paper that he had painted, and then he cut into shapes and arranged them. Initially its working title was "Cirque," or "Circus."발음듣기
In "Horse, Rider, and Clown," the equestrian is represented by the black and white designs at the upper right corner, while the clown is shown with black and green at lower left.발음듣기
And the ringmaster’s presence is indicated only by that yellow sinuous line which is his whip.발음듣기
At the same time, there’s an undercurrent of disquiet. Jazz was, after all, created during the horrible years of World War II.발음듣기
The plate titled, "Nightmare of the White Elephant," shows a circus elephant performing a trick, standing on a ball or a stool.발음듣기
But Matisse described the image as a captive elephant who dreams of his long-lost childhood in the jungle.발음듣기
If you think about this book, it was created during the war when people were being ripped from their families and imprisoned.발음듣기
Jazz’s images can be read on many levels. "Monsieur Loyal," which is French slang for "ringmaster," shows the profile of General de Gaulle.발음듣기
It’s curious that when that plate is turned upside-down the face morphs into that of a sword swallower, with a gaping mouth.발음듣기
There’s a plate titled "Icarus." In French, "icarisme" refers to a trapeze act, and so ostensibly this plate shows a trapeze artist performing amid the bright lights inside the circus tent.발음듣기
Yet it could also show the tragic figure of Icarus plunging into the sea, or perhaps even a figure with a bullet hole.발음듣기
Matisse gives us funerals and swords and knife throwers. There are these gorgeous, sublime images, but there’s also a sense of worry.발음듣기
My appreciation of any work of art grows when I understand its place in history in politics, in the artist’s life.발음듣기
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