Alain Jaubert's Palettes series reconciles TV and painting
Alain Jaubert, a French writer and filmmaker, created the documentary series Palettes for Arte, which reconciles television and painting. The series' commentaries are published under the same title. Jaubert explains his transition from the Commissariat aux archives to Palettes, his approach of progressively revealing different parts of a painting, unexpected connections between artists, and his desire to reintegrate the idea of materiality into the disembodied television screen. He also discusses scientific analyses and his criteria for selecting artworks.
Key facts
- Alain Jaubert created the documentary series Palettes for Arte.
- The series reconciles television and painting.
- Commentaries from the series are published under the title Palettes.
- Jaubert transitioned from the Commissariat aux archives to Palettes.
- He progressively reveals different parts of a painting.
- He makes unexpected connections between artists.
- He aims to reintegrate materiality into the television screen.
- He discusses scientific analyses and his criteria for selecting artworks.
Entities
Artists
- Alain Jaubert
Institutions
- Arte
- Commissariat aux archives
Sources
- artpress —