Decoding Magritte by Levy Silvano (13 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Condition: FINE. Stated First edition, first impression. 2015. Minimal shelf wear. Tight binding. All pages clean without markings, notations, underlinings or folds. Comes with clear mylar dust jacket protector which was removed for the photos here provided. See images provided. Synopsis: In a groundbreaking analysis, Silvano Levy unravels the hidden structures of Magritte's paintings. Decoding Magritte puts forward the theory that aphasia, the injury-induced inability to produce and comprehend language, is the elusive key to an underlying artistic mechanism. Magritte had often hinted that there was a covert rationale behind his production, but never gave explanations. Drawing on his conversations with the artist's widow and key members of the Belgian surrealist group, Silvano Levy deciphers Magritte's oeuvre in a meticulous study that rests on linguistics and structuralist theory. This investigation first probes Magritte's early career within the avant-garde, Cubism and Dada, and then systematically sets out the artist s pictorial deconstruction of the pictorial schema. The inclusion of previously unavailable source material in the form of photographs and substantial interviews with Georgette Magritte, Louis Scutenaire, Irène Hamoir, Marcel Mariën and George Melly provides valuable primary resources, as well as shedding additional light on the 'Magritte code'. Contents: Acknowledgements; To Decode or not to Decode; Rebel in the Making 1919-1924; Rebel Artist; Pure Art and Abstraction; Vile Paintings; Dada; Cubism; The Spark; The Rebellion 1924-1930; Unlocking the Code; Crumbling Space; Shattering Anatomy; Elastic Form; Fragmentation; Pictorial Primaries; Vague Things; Pictorial Negation; Beyond Representation; Decoding; Interviews by Silvano Levy; Georgette Magritte; Louis Scutenaire & Irène Hamoir; Marcel Mariën, first interview; Marcel Mariën, second interview; George Melly; René Magritte, letter to Pierre-Louis Flouquet; Illustrations; Bibliography; Index. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Unmarked text. Dust jacket (unclipped) under clear mylar cover. Slight edge wear on jacket. In a groundbreaking analysis, Silvano Levy unravels the hidden structures of Magritte's paintings. 280p. Measures 8.5x11.25 inches. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The picture on our listing is a photograph of the actual book NOT a stock image. [Loc. J8-1].

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Sansom (Bristol) 2015 First Edition, First Impression. Fine in a Near Fine DJ. Illustrated throughout. 11.25 x 8.5 inches. 280 pages.

Cloth. Condition: Fine Condition. Fine Condition. 280 pages with 100 illustrations in color. Interview with Georgette Magritte. Interview with Louis Scutenaire & Irène Hamoir. An interview with Marcel Mariën, first and second interview. List of Illustrations. Bibliography. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 28.5 cm. 280 pp. with very many colour illustrations. Hardcover boards with illustrated dust jacket. Bottom edges of boards with a few small chafed spots. A very good copy. First edition, first impression.

Levy, Silvano. Decoding MAGRITTE. 256 pages, including 100 color plates. 4to, cloth. Bristol, Sansom & Co., 2015.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: New.