Conceived in shades of black, Odilon Redon's early works, his so-called noirs, were an exploration of the of artist's own psyche; a quest to place "the logic of the visible at the service of the invisible." Described as a "synthesis of dreams and nightmares," they were often monstrous and baroque, but The Book of Light follows a separate, spiritual thread that would come to fruition in his later work. In his post-noir period Redon would go on to produce a series of pastel portraits of introspective subjects dissolving into vivid, dreamlike environments. Looking into themselves, they behold a universe unfolding; gazing outward, they find their own souls reflected back at them. In The Book of Light, likewise, the book is not an independent fount of inspiration, but a mirror that conducts the light of the woman's heart onto her face, so that she may discover it within herself.  

The Ibis’s giclée process uses archival pigment inks on 100% cotton rag paper to achieve crisp detail and rich, lasting color. Unlike posters, they will not yellow with time, but will maintain their original quality for as long as you own them.

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