En quete de l'image 

Andre Lanskoy created this oil on canvas abstract painting, En quete de l'image. The artwork invites us to consider the conditions of artistic production in post-war Europe. The rise of abstraction coincided with a desire to move beyond traditional modes of representation, reflecting a fractured and uncertain world. The image asks a question that many artists asked at the time: how do you create authentic images after so much destruction? How can an artist move beyond the political and artistic status quo? Lanskoy was a Russian-French artist who belonged to the second School of Paris. He was working in a world in which many artists questioned the role of art in society. Was art for art's sake? Or should art engage with society? Lanskoy certainly appears to engage with the former, as he sought to innovate within the field of abstract art. To understand Lanskoy's artistic choices, we can turn to his biography and the cultural milieu in which he worked. Such research helps to understand the ways in which artistic expression is shaped by its specific social and institutional contexts.