Wittgenstein Series 26-02-85-D-2

Wittgenstein was a highly influential figure in analytical philosophy, inspiring numerous contemporary thinkers. His ideas have also had an impact on fields such as linguistics, cognitive psychology, and the philosophy of language. Although his two main works differ in approach, his overall body of work emphasizes the nature of language and thought.

Wittgenstein's life and philosophy remain complex subjects that have been the topic of much interpretation and debate among the philosophical community. In his Mixed Remarks, Wittgenstein notes that "colours seem to offer us an enigma, a stimulating enigma, not an irritating one." He also suggests that "colours encourage philosophizing." It should be noted that colours reach a deep zone of being, the archaic territory and that of dreams.

Claude Tousignant, a key figure in abstraction in Quebec and a painter, created the Wittgenstein series, which features works of black and white that are sequenced and reduced to a simple and direct aesthetic. This exploration is reminiscent of the works of Barnett Newman, an American painter from the New York School, and his pieces from the end of 1969.

Furthermore, Fernande St-Martin cited in Vie des Arts in 1966, "It was after a first contact with American painting that Claude Tousignant undertook his most characteristic journey in 1955, based on this awareness that what could fascinate him more in the works of Rothko, Klein or Francis, was their primordial quality of simplicity."

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