The Manifest Image

Vicente Huidobro: Non Serviam

This week we venture into the Latin American avant garde with Vicente Huidobro’s Non Serviam. The first of several manifestos establishing the artist’s Creacionismo (Creationism), a novel approach to poetry that radically leaves behind all pretences to naturalism. Ostensibly written in 1916, Non Serviam, becomes popular in the Paris of the early 1920s when Huidobro meets Picasso, Ersnt, Gris, Reverdy, and Apollinaire among others. This is the first in a series of episodes on lesser known manifestos in the english speaking world. Our intro music is by Aron Gyenge, whom we greatly thank. Follow us on: Instagram @themanifestimagepodcast And support us on: ko-fi.com/themanifestimage

Bonus: The Philosophy of Art , Form and Content

This week, while we recover from technical difficulties, we bring you the first of a sporadic bonus-series on the philosophy of art and aesthetics. In this episode we look at the distinction between the content of a work of art and its form, as always mustering manifestos and artists along the way. Our intro music is by Aron Gyenge, whom we greatly thank. Follow us on: Instagram @themanifestimagepodcast And support us on: ko-fi.com/themanifestimage

Bonus: Baseless Theories II

This week, while Thomas and Ariel are away, we bring the second episode of Baseless Theories. Each episode we bring you a series of wild speculations that don’t make it into the regular podcast. This week, did Oscar Wilde forsee his own fall? Tune in to find out. Our intro music is by Aron Gyenge, whom we greatly thank. Follow us on: Instagram @themanifestimagepodcast And support us on: ko-fi.com/themanifestimage

Bonus: Baseless Theories I

This week, while Thomas and Ariel are away, we bring you a mini-episode the first of a recurring series: Baseless Theories. Each episode we bring you a series of wild speculations that don’t make it into the regular podcast. Did Matisse paint the first Francis Bacon? The first Rothko? Was he really Felix Valloton? Tune in to find out. Paintings referenced are below. Feel free to share some of your favourite baseless theories. Harmony In Red https://www.henrimatisse.org/the-dessert-harmony-in-red.jsp La Charge https://www.collection.pictet/artwork/la-charge L’Attente (Waiting) https://artdone.wordpress.com/2022/03/16/felix-vallotton-painter-of-disquiet/felix-vallotton-waiting-1899-priv-coll/ The Fine Pin https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/757436 Le Mensonge https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Félix_Vallotton,_1898_-_Le_mensonge.jpg French Window at Collioure https://www.wikiart.org/en/henri-matisse/french-window-at-collioure Rothko https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/mcs/media/images/64129000/jpg/_64129537_rothko.jpg View of Notre Dame (1914) https://www.moma.org/collection/works/78863 A Screaming Pope https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/paintings/pope-ii Our intro music is by Aron Gyenge, whom we greatly thank. Follow us on: Instagram @themanifestimagepodcast And support us on: ko-fi.com/themanifestimage

Matisse The Fauve Paintings

This week, as we wrap up our Fauve digression, we take a look at a selection of Matisse’s Fauve paintings. In them we find the growth of Matisse’s personal style and draw from our previous episodes to understand his style and aesthetic concerns. Links below. Luxe, Calme et Volupte, 1904 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxe,_Calme_et_Volupt%C3%A9#/media/File:Matisse-Luxe.jpg Woman with a Hat, 1905 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woman_with_a_Hat#/media/File:Matisse-Woman-with-a-Hat.jpg Madame Matisse, “The Green Line”, 1905 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Stripe#/media/File:Matisse_-_Green_Line.jpeg La Joie de Vivre, 1905/6 https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/7199/Le-Bonheur-de-vivre-also-called-The-Joy-of-Life/ La Danse (1909, First Version) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_(Matisse)#/media/File:Henri_Matisse,_1909,_La_danse_(I),_Museum_of_Modern_Art.jpg La Danse (1909/10) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_(Matisse)#/media/File:Matissedance.jpg Our intro music is by Aron Gyenge, whom we greatly thank. Follow us on: Instagram @themanifestimagepodcast And support us on: ko-fi.com/themanifestimage