For my part, the art of painting consists in liberating the first state of matter. With the void, full powers text by kerry brougher, philippe vergne, klaus ottmann, kaira m. See more ideas about yves klein, art and yves klein blue. Body, colour, immaterial offers an opportunity to reinterpret kleins work, leading off from this declaration, by positioning the blue monochromes in a more complete context, as the first stage in a body of work that uses a foothold in the visible to cross the threshold into the invisible. Yves klein, excerpt from truth becomes reality, 1960. The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link.
Hiroshima, ombres portees, yves klein 1961 by enzo jacquey. With the void, full powers, a new show that runs through september 12 at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden in washington and then moves to minneapolis, is his first retrospective in the u. Yet it appears that only one of kleins monochromes. Body, colour, immaterial offers an opportunity to reinterpret klein s work, leading off from this declaration, by positioning the blue monochromes in a more complete context, as the first stage in a body of work that uses a foothold in the visible to cross the threshold into the invisible. The french artist yves klein was one of the most influential modern artists of the avantgarde art movement during the late 1950s and early 60s, and a seminal figure in postwar french painting. Feb 7, 20 this pin was discovered by marta batraka. Walker foundation, art center acquisition fund, professional art group i and ii, mrs. Hannah weitemeier, born in 1942, is a german art historian and writer. Yves klein paintings for sale yves klein art value price guide. Although he did not want to have anything to do with art in his student years, instead seeking out advancements in other fields such as eastern spirituality and judo, klein.
From galerie leu, yves klein, venus bleue s41 19621982, ikb pigment and synthetic resin on plaster, 69. One of the last centurys most influential artists, yves klein 19281962 took the european art scene by storm in a prolific career that lasted only from 1954 to 1962, when he suffered a heart attack at. See more ideas about yves klein, yves klein blue and artist. Blueis beyond dimensions, whereas the other colors are not, he said. This survey of yves klein s oeuvre allows us to take a look at an important chapter in the history of art, not only through the biographical episodes of a visionary figure, which uniquely followed his training and maturation as an artist, a pioneering figure, in more than one way, of the fundamentals of the visual arts of our time, who made a bid for the creation of infinite images. All colors arouse specific ideas, while blue suggests at most the sea and the sky. See more ideas about yves klein, yves klein blue and klein blue. Yves klein 19281962 s 20, lesclave mourant dapres michelange 1962 dry ikb pigment and synthetic resin on plaster, signed r. Yves klein 1928 1962 fc1 fire color 1 dry pigments and synthetic resin on panel with artists frame 55. His idiosyncratic style and huge charisma set him on a youthful career in the great art capital, paris. Encyclopedia britannica complete article on yves klein note. Join facebook to connect with yves klein and others you may know. Of all the artistdesigned furniture from the last century this is perhaps one of the most famous examples. In the mid1950s, yves klein 19281962 declared that a new world calls for a new man.
Perfectly chaotic yves klein, untitled blue monochrome pouring, 1956 yves klein was the most influential, prominent, and controversial french artist to emerge in the he is remembered above. Klein was an innovator who embraced painting, sculpture, performance, photography, music, theater, film, architecture and theoretical writing. Soon his famous blue pictures, largeformat canvases conceived as spaces for meditation, were making him a name far beyond france. By the book, a tribute to the artist in what would have been his ninetieth year. Yves klein blue broke up because of creative differences some time in the second half of 2010, after 5 years together. During his childhood the family lives between paris and nice. Decades later dedeauxs post art again rekindles the relevance of yves klein s art, if seen through a post human, post anthropocene perspective. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Born in nice in 1928, to fred klein 18981990 and marie raymond 19081989, both painters, yves klein is an autodidact. Yves klein, born april 28, 1928, nice, francedied june 6, 1962, paris, french artist associated with the parisian nouveau realisme movement championed by the french critic pierre restany. Below is a selection of monographs on the individual artists. Kleins anthropometries, his uncanny human silhouettes in blue, can now be understood as visions inspired by the ghostly shadows of posthuman scenes on the walls of hiroshima. Jun, 2017 this pin was discovered by katarina dosan. With the void, full powers is published to accompany the first major retrospective of the artists work in the united states in nearly 30 years.
Yves klein was regarded as a visionary even by his contemporaries. He was a leading member of nouveau realisme, an art movement inspired by dada, which he cofounded in 1960 with the art critic pierre restany 19302003. Klein is the quintessential disenfranchised european male artist of the postwar period. See more ideas about yves klein, yves klein blue and art. With the void, full powers 9783775726498 and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. After returning to paris in the mid1950s, he opened a judo school and published les fondements du judo 1954, a book illustrating the fundamental movements of the martial art. In the following article we will list some major facts about the oeuvre and theoretical views on art of this daring french artist. Yves klein was a french artist who did a lot of cool shit. In gennaio a milano yves klein, proposizioni monocrome, epoca blu. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen. Yves peintures yves klein, hirshhorn museum, art informel. Klein s anthropometries, his uncanny human silhouettes in blue, can now be understood as visions inspired by the ghostly shadows of posthuman scenes on the walls of hiroshima. Details of yves klein original title yves klein isbn 97838365531 first published 1995 year edition format hardcover number of pages 96 pages book language english ebook format pdf, epub.
In the 1980s she worked as a curator in west berlin. Collection walker art center, gift of alexander bing, t. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Decades later dedeauxs post art again rekindles the relevance of yves kleins art, if seen through a post human, post anthropocene perspective. This iconic table is from an edition begun in 1963 under the supervision of yves klein s widow, rotraut klein moquay, based on a model he designed in 1961. The exhibition following kleins was a mixed show of gallery artists, including klein.
Press the button start search and wait a little while. A five pointguide to yves kleins avantgarde oeuvre. Yves klein and the birth of the blue art and design the. Jun 16, 2019 yves klein 28 april 1928 6 june 1962 was a french artist and an important figure in postwar european art. Although klein grew up in a creative household, he received no formal artistic training.
Yves klein was born on april 28, 1928, in nice, france, to an artistic family. In 1954, klein settled permanently in paris and began in earnest to establish himself in the art world. Easily passing as one of the most innovative artists emerging from the neo avantgarde period, yves klein was a french mastermind who wrote out some very interesting and exciting pages of modern art history. Yves klein 19281962 conquered the world of art, declaring that a new world calls for a new man. The only painter in the founding group, klein was a highly influential artist whose radical techniques and conceptual gestures laid the groundwork for. Klein later wrote a book on judo called les fondements du judo. French conceptual artist, founder of nouveau realisme. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to and as a forerunner of minimal art, as well as pop. Although klein had painted monochromes as early as 1949, and held the first private exhibition of this work in 1950, his first public showing was the publication of the artists. Mostra organizzata da pierre restany presso lamico guido le noci titolare della galleria apollinaire.
Highly regarded as one of the most influential and controversial artists to emerge in the 1950s, yves klein was a pioneer in the field of performance art and is most notable for his extensive use of the colour blue. The lines concretize our mortality, our emotional life, our reason, and even our spir. Gagosian shop, paris, is pleased to present yves klein. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on llery. Kleinmoquay and numbered 212300 on the label affixated to the underside edited by j.
At a very young age, yves works in his aunts bookshop in nice where he befriends the future artist arman and the poet claude pascal. Despite arriving at a time of immense difficulty, he stayed for 15 months. Yves klein, excerpt from truth becomes reality, 1960 this work alludes to the few shadows that bodies disintegrated by atomic light have left on the walls of the city. Hiroshima, the shadows of hiroshima in the desert of the atomic catastrophe, terrible evidence, without a doubt, but evidence of hope all the same, hope for the survival and permanence, albeit immaterial, of the flesh. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
He was a leading member of the french artistic movement of nouveau realisme founded in 1960 by art critic pierre restany. One of the last centurys most influential artists, yves klein 19281962 took. Using filesharing servers api, our site will find the e book file in various formats such as pdf. A five pointguide to yves kleins avantgarde oeuvre moma art yves klein blue louisiana museum action painting exhibition poster art courses blue art french artists oeuvre dart his signature blue was a key influence in celines ss17 show, and a major retrospective of his work is currently on display at tate liverpool. Voir plus didees sur le theme yves klein, nouveau realisme et international klein blue. Klein returned to france a master of judo, even writing a book on the sport, but after his foreign qualifications were rejected he returned his attention to art. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art. Yves klein s void, his blue, and other provocations yves klein is a complex and perplexing artist that had greatly influence the art scene, even though his artistic path was tragically short. One of the last centurys most influential artists, yves klein 19281962 took the european art scene by storm in a prolific career that lasted only from 1954 to 1962, when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 34. Her special interest is the dusseldorfbased group of artists, zero, the art of whose members was influenced by the monochrome works of yves klein, piero manzoni and lucio fontana.
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