Henri Matisse Illustrates James Joyce’s Ulysses

Henri Matisse Illustrates James Joyce’s Ulysses

Last year, fans of modernist Irish literature and impressionist art saw a must-own volume go under the hammer at Bonhams. “In 1935 the French artist, Henri Matisse, was commissioned to illustrate an edition of Ulysses for subscribers to the Limited Edition Club in America,” announced Artlyst. “Each of the 1,000 copies was signed by Matisse and 250 were also […]

A Deleuzian Analysis of Tarkovsky’s Theory of Time-Pressure

A Deleuzian Analysis of Tarkovsky’s Theory of Time-Pressure

The purpose of this essay is to offer a Deleuzian time-image analysis of Tarkovsky’s montage theory of “time-pressure,” foregrounded against the historical backdrop of Eisenstein’s montage of attractions. Several films from Tarkovsky’s later work will be examined for montage elements that support or contravene these theories. The history of the post-Revolution USSR can be broken […]