Graphein : écrire et dessiner

The following article questions the close relationship between writing and image according to some representative examples of black-figure and red-figure pottery from the Archaic and Classical periods. More precisely, it seeks to understand the figural role of the inscriptions - beyond the linguisti...

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Main Author: François Lissarrague
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Centre d´Histoire et Théorie des Arts 2022-12-01
Series:Images Re-Vues
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/14411
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description The following article questions the close relationship between writing and image according to some representative examples of black-figure and red-figure pottery from the Archaic and Classical periods. More precisely, it seeks to understand the figural role of the inscriptions - beyond the linguistic content - on the vases by studying their placement in the scene and the visual effect created in connection with the image. The inscriptions capture the viewer-reader’s eye and guide his gaze in the image creating a graphic effect and providing a certain rhythm to the scene. The location and orientation of the text are significant, even when the inscription is meaningless, and create a visual effect that underlines the efficiency of the image. The article deciphers the main codes of the graphic liberty attested on vases until ca. 450.
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spelling doaj-art-e6a40dce406146da8f521c01af76cf3b2025-08-20T02:34:16ZfraCentre d´Histoire et Théorie des ArtsImages Re-Vues1778-38012022-12-012010.4000/imagesrevues.14411Graphein : écrire et dessinerFrançois LissarragueThe following article questions the close relationship between writing and image according to some representative examples of black-figure and red-figure pottery from the Archaic and Classical periods. More precisely, it seeks to understand the figural role of the inscriptions - beyond the linguistic content - on the vases by studying their placement in the scene and the visual effect created in connection with the image. The inscriptions capture the viewer-reader’s eye and guide his gaze in the image creating a graphic effect and providing a certain rhythm to the scene. The location and orientation of the text are significant, even when the inscription is meaningless, and create a visual effect that underlines the efficiency of the image. The article deciphers the main codes of the graphic liberty attested on vases until ca. 450.https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/14411attic vasesrhythminscriptionslettersfigural writingvisual effect
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Graphein : écrire et dessiner
Images Re-Vues
attic vases
rhythm
inscriptions
letters
figural writing
visual effect
title Graphein : écrire et dessiner
title_full Graphein : écrire et dessiner
title_fullStr Graphein : écrire et dessiner
title_full_unstemmed Graphein : écrire et dessiner
title_short Graphein : écrire et dessiner
title_sort graphein ecrire et dessiner
topic attic vases
rhythm
inscriptions
letters
figural writing
visual effect
url https://journals.openedition.org/imagesrevues/14411
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