Information		LEXIQUE & BIBLIOGRAPHIE			BIBLIOGRAPHY

Allegory	Symbolic painting
Alliance/union	Celestial forms
Ark	Symbolic painting Celestial forms a & b
Art	O. Clement a & b Symbolic painting a- b & c Traditional Art a & b
Abstract art	O. Clement Symbolic painting Traditional Art	T30
Altar
Hail Maria and AVM monogram	Celestial forms (cf; "six")
Axis	Celestial forms a & b	T6
Wound	BLESSURE / Les cinq plaies du Christ sont fréquemment représentées par cinq points en croix, le point central représentant la blessure du coeur par la lance. Les quatre autres ponts, disposés comme des points cardinaux, correspondent respectivement à la blessure de la tête par la couronne d'épines, aux blessures des mains droites et gauches par les clous tandis que les deux pieds joints par un même clou ne constitue qu'une seule et même blessure. On peut voir ces plaies comme des sources comparables aux quatre fleuves du paradis qui venant du pied de l'arbre de vie, irriguent la manifestation de la grâce divine.
Square	Gradual Celestial forms a & b	T 14
Centre	Celestial forms (re. "pole")
Circle	Symbolic painting Celestial forms
Heaven	Gradual Celestial forms
Five	Gradual	P6 -T13 -P4
City	Celestial forms Gradual
Heart	Celestial forms Song of praise a & b	T17
Tangible	Degree, or "tangible" realm refers to the part of creation perceptible by the five senses	T1
Cup		T4
Cross	Celestial forms Song of praise The Christian interpretation of the Cross' symbol joins and completes the meaning this sign bears in the other traditions. The divine "will" proceeds down the vertical axis and comes into reality. The horizontal branch features a degree of this manifestation, or a "realm" that proceeds from it (the angelic realm, for instance). The crucified man thus becomes the highest and the most magnificient expression of the human form, since his verticalily abides by Heaven's Will, and since his arms' indefinite extension "embraces" the vast scope of human abilities. It is on the Cross that a human being may reach full accomplishment, i.e., vertical as well as horizontal.	P2 T7
Cube, cubic form	See "square"	T15
Degree	Celestial forms Symbolic painting Clément	T1 Graduel :triple enceinte
Scale see "degree"
Eden	Song of praise
Esoterism	The esoteric concept refers to what goes beyond any physical or mental formulation. Any esoteric "reality" thus lies "within" the form while being revealed by the same form. Using symbolic or poetic language may open up the way to this higher knowledge. Everything discursive that can heard or read cannot be considered "esoteric".
"technical" etching	The prints that are presented here are polychromatic etchings (aqua forte). Some acid substances are used to cut into a copper- plate matrix. Various chemical processes allow these substances to etch away ("bite" into) the metal as to obtain a variety of texture results. During the process of these successive cuttings on the copper-plate, varnish is used to cover some places that need to be protected from acid biting. ?Copper-plate engraving? is the process used to print on copper. Previously moistered for adaptable purposes, the paper (genuine rag paper) is then laid on the copper-plate, and the whole is run between two cylinders. The pressure ensures ink transfers on to the paper. For typographic processes, positive sides are covered with ink ; the process is reversed here, as ink is put inside the metal cuttings. Marked with ink (possibly of different colours), the copper is then very smoothly wiped with one's hand, as to take off any excessive ink from areas bearing no cutting. This process is repeated for each print, thus allowing new chromatic research. These processes are entirely manual, which is not the case for ordinary lithographic processes. However, what could be considered as a constraint is in fact a tremendously appreciated guarantee for original prints lovers. When the copper engraving results from direct hand-cutting, it becomes a ?dry-point etching?, or chisel-work. When resulting from acid cuts, it becomes an "etching" (aqua forte).
Hermetism	Celestial forms Hermetism refers to the sum of knowledge relating to man's actions on his environment (in traditional civilisations). More inherent to art than to technical crafts, the expression of these practices was always cautious and allegoric. Because of the ?efficiency? of industrial man, only fragments or fancy tales remain from these traditional sciences.
IHS monogram		T11 T10
Intuition	Symbolic painting Traditional Art
Jerusalem	Celestial forms Graduel : Jérusalem
Labyrinth	Celestial forms	G3 G4
Artist books	To my perception, artist books above all translate affectionate feelings for a text, or for words. In this context, and for the painter I am, the text plays the part of a scenery in which one has discovered some beauty... I wish the text could become metaphoric, so that the lines turn into some hillsides' curves, and the reader's idea becomes as many vertical arborescences... I would like the eyes to linger over a sentence just as one attempts to catch a glimpse of the meadow over the hedge... To paint with word, with signs, with the whiteness of the page and with the margins' sunshine ! As it is, I offer illustrations (this word is so objectionable) to my artist - or should I say ?painter?? -books : they are genuine pictures, very manifest and well-set alongside of the text, (I nearly wrote alongside of the furrow). They do not mean to disclose the beauty of the words, but as a judiciously chaste loin-cloth or veil, they rather intend to rest one's sight and soothe one's fever of ?seeing? what the words declare ...> ?L'art à la Page? Love of books exhibition Cagnes sur Mer, 1992 The artist books (texts and etchings) I create are hand-printed in my studio. Just as any aqua-forte, these are signed and numbered from 33 to 88 samples depending on circumstances.
matrix	Symbolic painting Clement
Mystical	Celestial forms Clement	T2
Naturalist	Traditional Art
Paradise, see " Eden "
Painting	Clément Symbolic painting Déroudille
"technical" painting	I paint on strained canvas and start outlining with acrylic painting. This enables quick acting upon intuition and more daring research in volumes and shades. Then comes the time to refine and mature pictorial effects. To this purpose I use some paint previously ground with linseed oil, thus giving inimitable vibration to the spreading of light within the pictorial coatings. One can indeed use oil-painting on acrylic, but the reverse is not possible. I also mix oil-colours with polymerized oils and Copal resin, thus using a set of common techniques.
Pilgrimage see "labyrinth"
Pole	Song of praise Celestial forms Ark	G4
Door, threshold	Clément Symbolic painting Josaphat	T6
Presence	Celestial forms	T1
Primitive	Traditional Art
Psychic, see "subtle"
Four	Celestial forms (see also " square ")	T 12
Five-fold see "five"
Religious	Traditional Art Déroudille
Rebirth	Traditional Art
Romanic	Traditional Art a & b
Holy, consecrated	Clément Symbolic painting Traditional Art
Seven	Celestial forms Graduel
Six	Celestial forms	T9
Source		T3 G8
Spheres, see " circle "
Substance	Celestial forms
Subtle	Clément The formal manifestation (revelation into forms) holds two aspects : one is tangible, while the other proceeds from the subtle or psychic realm (one may talk about imaginary or mental forms). This subtle realm is the vehicle with which the divine graces " incorporate " into the creation as to " inform " us about them. The act of worhiping these psychic forms while misjudging or mixing them up with their spiritual principles would constitute pratices of idolatry.	T16 T1
Symbolism	Clément Celestial forms Symbolic painting Traditional Art a & b Déroudille
Earth, see " square "
Tetraktys	Proceeding from the 4+3+2+1 = 10 formula, the Pythagorean considered number 10 as the accomplishment of a progressively unfolding Principle according to the 4 ages course : The golden, silver, bronze and iron age (the latter being the present one, and the shortest).
Theophany	Clément Celestial forms a & b See " Presence "
Thulé	Song of praise " Pentecost " Thulé is the original city, or the birth place of mankind at Golden age. For symbolic purposes, it is located up North, just below the Pole. It is also the source of all other traditions.
Tradition	Symbolic painting Traditional Art a & b The Tradition does not relate to customary practises (fashions, habits or uses, etc?). Either mental or physical, a human activity terms Traditional when conveying a spiritual reality of divine origin from man to man, all along the ages. This activity can be evolutive along the way, to match the specific conditions of the reference period.
Triangle, triangular shape	Celestial forms	T10
Trismegistus	Graduel Three-fold ; Hermes' denomination
Three	Celestial forms
Union see "alliance"
Vessel see " cup "
The Word	Celestial forms a & b Song of praise