Odilon Redon (1840-1916) est un peintre et graveur symboliste, dont l’art a exploré les mécanismes de la pensée et du rêve.
During his early years as an artist, Odilon Redon's works were described as « a synthesis of nightmares and dreams », as they contained dark, fantastical figures from the artist's own imagination. His work represents an exploration of his internal feelings and psyche. Redon himself wanted to place « the logic of the visible at the service of the invisible ». Odilon Redon described his work as ambiguous and undefinable : « My drawings inspire, and are not to be defined. They place us, as does music, in the ambiguous realm of the undetermined. »
Sources :
Joris-Karl Huysmans - À rebours - Folio
Journal du symbolisme - Skira
Dictionnaire universel de la peinture – Le Robert
Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
Jean Mineraud – Les dessous du visible
