On the Edge: Taking Risks in Art Education

2012-01-31T05:39:00.000-08:00

Voici ma proposition d'intervention au Symposium d'éducation artistique des étudiants des cycles supérieurs de l'université Concordia, le 23 mars prochain. Ce sera une présentation en anglais, avec une conclusion questions/réponses bilingue.

Concordia Department of ArtEducation

Graduate Student Symposium

March 23^rd – 24^th, 2012

The catastrophe, catalyst of painting.
Anew glance on painting after the catastrophe theory of Deleuze.

ABSTRACT: Accordingto Deleuze, the catastrophe is the pre-pictorial condition of painting. The creative process is a complex process,where nothing is given. It is preciselythis process that I am investigating in my doctoral research, and that I wishto share with you today.

PROPOSAL: Between March and June 1981, the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze introducesthe notion of catastrophe in painting in an Art Seminar at Paris 8: “Paintingand the question of concepts”. Accordingto him, the colour is born of the catastrophe that precedes the act ofpainting, when the artwork is still to be painted. The painter, in front of the white canvas,faces the chaos of the world, a world of which s/he doesn’t know yet whethers/he will be able to extract shapes and colours, or not. It is the pre-pictorial moment of chaos. Then, by and by, s/he draws shapes andgrounds, and organizes the artwork. Untilthe next catastrophe of the accident and the unpredictable. But it is the price to pay for painting: “Ifyou don’t put your artwork in a catastrophe of furnace and storm [...] you will produce onlyclichés”.
My purpose is to explore thequestion of thought and visual concepts, or “percepts”, in painting, throughthe creative process. After Deleuze, Iwould like to relate it to the notion of catastrophe. Knowing that I intend to use audio and videoabstracts of interviews and seminars in French, my presentation will bebilingual and a discussion will follow, where I will take questions in Frenchand in English, in an interactive discussion. I invite all attendees to readthe book mentioned below if they wish.

Saorsa, J. (2011). Narratingthe Catastrophe, An Artist’s Dialogue with Deleuze and Ricoeur. Intellect.

Les percepts en peinture

2012-01-30T06:13:00.000-08:00

"Le métier du peintre, c'est de faire des percepts". Deleuze.
(Boutang, P-A. (2004).L'Abécédaire de Gilles Deleuze. Film Ed. du Montparnasse)

C'est ce qui distingue le peintre du décorateur. Mon intention n'est absolument pas de faire de belles petites toiles décoratives que l'on peut accrocher au-dessus d'un canapé, mais d'explorer la pensée en images en tentant d'aller au-delà de la surface des choses.
Aller à la rencontre des éléments naturels et de l'esprit de la forêt, le laisser me guider et m'inspirer. M'imprégner des sensations et des perceptions apportées par le froid, la lumière, et la diversité des textures (écorce, terre, neige). C'est une autre façon d'embellir le quotidien, afin de le rendre plus supportable : fuir l'urbanité et retrouver l'essence même de la nature.

Isabelle Frot

On the Edge: Taking Risks in Art Education

Les percepts en peinture