This book offers the first-ever survey of artistic depictions of the legend of Saint George defeating the dragon. The earliest existing references to this episode in the hagiography of Saint George date from the 11th century, and the mythical conflict has entertained the imaginations of artists ever since. Copiously illustrated, this book includes varied representations in painting, sculpture, engraving, and more by artists from Raphael and Peter Paul Rubens to Odilon Redon and Andy Warhol. In addition, the artists David Claerbout, Giuseppe Penone, Luc Tuymans, and Angel Vergara Santiago have been invited to contribute their own interpretations of the story, and these new works are also featured. The contemporary perspective is further explored in the book through essays that trace the shifting resonance of the allegory, positing that it has evolved to become symbolic of man's internal struggle as he attempts to fulfill his destiny. Distributed for Mercatorfonds Exhibition Schedule: Musee des Arts Contemporains au Grand-Hornu (10/18/15-01/17/16)

Cet ouvrage presente notre contribution a l'analyse automatique d'images numeriques couleur. Ces travaux portent sur l'etape de segmentation d'images qui consiste a extraire de l'image les objets presents dans la scene observee par la camera. La couleur de chaque pixel de l'image pouvant etre codee dans differents espaces couleur qui respectent des proprietes specifiques; la problematique originale que nous abordons est la selection automatique d'espaces de representation de la couleur pour segmenter au mieux les images considerees. Notre approche a montre des resultats encourageants dans le cadre d'une application industrielle visant a detecter des defauts d'aspect apparaissant a la surface de verres decores de motifs colores. En raison de la forme cylindrique des verres, les images de leurs surfaces sont acquises par une camera lineaire couleur. Un soin particulier a ete apporte au developpement du poste d'acquisition afin de mettre en evidence les defauts dans les images acquises.