Pierre Jahan French, 1909-2003
Messe noire, 1970
Photographie
16 x 24 cm
In Plein-Chant, which he illustrated for his friend, Jean Cocteau, Jahan used the interpaly of light and shadow to create deeply intimate and lyrical depictions of the human body, male and female.
This work, titled Messe noire, is one of Jahan's rare coloured photographs, despite the artist being the first to organize an exhibition of coloured photography in France in 1952. The candle light, on which Jahan's camera actually focuses, adds a certain freudian feel to this image.
This work, titled Messe noire, is one of Jahan's rare coloured photographs, despite the artist being the first to organize an exhibition of coloured photography in France in 1952. The candle light, on which Jahan's camera actually focuses, adds a certain freudian feel to this image.
In Plein-Chant, which he illustrated for his friend, Jean Cocteau, Jahan used the interpaly of light and shadow to create deeply intimate and lyrical depictions of the human body, male and female.
This work, titled Messe noire, is one of Jahan's rare coloured photographs, despite the artist being the first to organize an exhibition of coloured photography in France in 1952. The candle light, on which Jahan's camera actually focuses, adds a certain freudian feel to this image.
This work, titled Messe noire, is one of Jahan's rare coloured photographs, despite the artist being the first to organize an exhibition of coloured photography in France in 1952. The candle light, on which Jahan's camera actually focuses, adds a certain freudian feel to this image.