Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Photographie publicitaire pour un produit pharmaceutique contre l'angoisse, Double distorsion, 1948
Photography, vintage gelatin-silver print by the artist
29,3 x 23,3 cm
Two faces, distorted along different axes, visually convey imbalance and anguish. The distortion transforms the portrait into an expressive image with a surrealist vein, demonstrating Jahan's ability to invent techniques...
Two faces, distorted along different axes, visually convey imbalance and anguish. The distortion transforms the portrait into an expressive image with a surrealist vein, demonstrating Jahan's ability to invent techniques adapted to a commission, while remaining demonstrative of his capacity for formal inventiveness. This photograph belongs to his advertising work, which frequently employs montage and experimentation.
Provenance
Atelier Pierre JahanSuccession Pierre Jahan
Literature
Pierre Jahan, libre cours, Actes Sud, Musée Réattu, Arles, 2010, 131p.Join our mailing list
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