J.V. Foix: Una Altra Lectura en Llibres D’artista

Abstract

If we add talent, restlessness and creativity to the journalistic and literary vocation of J.V. Foix, and his eagerness to investigate everything "new" without neglecting tradition, he is clearly a universal character with a very significant legacy in our Catalan culture. This article considers the reading of Foix from a perspective in which the printed word and the creative image converge in the artist's book. In collaboration with prominent artists such as Joan Miró, Joan Ponç and Antoni Tàpies, Foix leaves us a legacy in varied and original artist's books. The work is sometimes the result of a combined effort, and on other occasions it is the visual and poetic testimony of another way of feeling and expressing oneself. In both cases, we will witness how the literary creation of one aspect strengthens and enriches the artistic creation of the other.