Whenever I face [Giorgio Morandi s] work, look at single canvases and even more so at certain groups of paintings: an emotion, then an astonishment in regard to that very emotion. . . . Taking off from this dual state of mind and mood, Philippe Jaccottet s "The Pilgrim s Bowl" offers a moving and insightful study of the Italian artist. Examining Morandi s ascetic still lifes, contrasting his artistic approach to the life philosophies of two authors whom he cherished, Pascal and Leopardi, and reflecting on the few known ...
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Whenever I face [Giorgio Morandi s] work, look at single canvases and even more so at certain groups of paintings: an emotion, then an astonishment in regard to that very emotion. . . . Taking off from this dual state of mind and mood, Philippe Jaccottet s "The Pilgrim s Bowl" offers a moving and insightful study of the Italian artist. Examining Morandi s ascetic still lifes, contrasting his artistic approach to the life philosophies of two authors whom he cherished, Pascal and Leopardi, and reflecting on the few known autobiographical details, the Swiss poet draws us into the very heart of this calm and strangely haunting oeuvre. In his literary criticism, gathered in volumes such as "L entretien des muses" and "Une transaction secrete," Jaccottet deeply engages with the work of his fellow poets, tenaciously seeking the essence of their poetics. In this, his only book-length essay devoted to an artist, his probing critical prose likewise blends empathy, subtle discernment, and a determination to pinpoint or at least glimpse the elusive underlying qualities of Morandi's simple, dull-toned yet mysteriously luminous paintings. "The Pilgrim s Bowl" is remarkably elucidating study because it is implicitly based on a profound admiration and a dialogue. "
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