As a pioneer of feminist philosophy and co-founder of the reform university Vincennes, Hélène Cixous is one of the central figures of post-structuralism. This volume invites a re-exploration and rediscovery of her insightful reflections on life and art: The painter's brush, like the writer's sentence, is in constant search of an inner truth that can only be attained by those who transcend notions of the ugly and the beautiful in favor of an unfiltered view of human ambivalence. With poetic eloquence, Cixous recounts artistic journeys to the core of human existence.