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Yves Klein

Yves Klein was a French artist, renowned for his innovative use of pure color and his approach to the conceptual aspects of monochrome painting. Klein, born in 1928 in Nice, France, left an indelible mark on the art world despite his brief career, which ended with his untimely death in 1962.

Klein is best known for his invention of International Klein Blue (IKB), a deep blue hue which he registered as a trademark color and used extensively in his works. This vibrant blue, which he developed in collaboration with a chemist, represented more than just a color; it was a means of evoking the immateriality and boundlessness of space. His monochrome blue canvases, large-scale public performances, and pioneering works in performance art established him as a leading figure in the Nouveau Réalisme movement in post-war Europe.

Aside from his famous blue monochromes, Klein’s Anthropometries series, where he used nude women as 'living brushes' to transfer blue paint onto canvases, is another testament to his innovative artistic methods. These performances, often accompanied by a small orchestra playing his "Monotone Symphony" — a single, continuous note played for twenty minutes followed by twenty minutes of silence — challenged traditional perceptions of the artist's role and the creation process.

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Date and place of birt:28 april 1928, Nice, France
Date and place of death:6 june 1962, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Art school / group:ZERO, Nouveau Réalisme
Genre:Allegory, Performance art
Art style:Minimalism, Post War Art, Conceptual art
Technique:Installation

Creators France

François Auguste René Rodin (1840 - 1917)
François Auguste René Rodin
1840 - 1917
Eustache Le Sueur (1616 - 1655)
Eustache Le Sueur
1616 - 1655
Edward John Poynter (1836 - 1919)
Edward John Poynter
1836 - 1919
Berthe Morisot (1841 - 1895)
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
Caroline Swagers (1808 - 1877)
Caroline Swagers
1808 - 1877
Jean Colombe (1430 - 1493)
Jean Colombe
1430 - 1493
Ernest Engel-Pak (1885 - 1965)
Ernest Engel-Pak
1885 - 1965
 Cassandre (1901 - 1968)
Cassandre
1901 - 1968
Francois Louis Thomas Francia (1772 - 1839)
Francois Louis Thomas Francia
1772 - 1839
Othon Friesz (1879 - 1949)
Othon Friesz
1879 - 1949
Serafim Nikolaevich Sudbinin (1867 - 1944)
Serafim Nikolaevich Sudbinin
1867 - 1944
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge) (1890 - 1947)
Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Serge)
1890 - 1947
Leon-Victor Dupre (1816 - 1879)
Leon-Victor Dupre
1816 - 1879
Henri Auguste (1759 - 1816)
Henri Auguste
1759 - 1816
Charles Edmond Théodore Milcendeau (1872 - 1919)
Charles Edmond Théodore Milcendeau
1872 - 1919
Serge Férat (1881 - 1958)
Serge Férat
1881 - 1958

Creators Conceptual art

Hans Kooi (1948)
Hans Kooi
1948
James Coignard (1925 - 2008)
James Coignard
1925 - 2008
Kendell Geers (1968)
Kendell Geers
1968
Hans Gustav Burkhardt (1904 - 1994)
Hans Gustav Burkhardt
1904 - 1994
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien (1938 - 2018)
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien
1938 - 2018
Robert Motherwell (1915 - 1991)
Robert Motherwell
1915 - 1991
Lucio Fontana (1899 - 1968)
Lucio Fontana
1899 - 1968
Loet Vanderveen (1921 - 2015)
Loet Vanderveen
1921 - 2015
Max Wette (XX century - ?)
Max Wette
XX century - ?
Farouk Hosny (1938)
Farouk Hosny
1938
Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957 - 1996)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
1957 - 1996
Rolf Luethi (1933 - 2015)
Rolf Luethi
1933 - 2015
George Papazoff (1894 - 1972)
George Papazoff
1894 - 1972
Christoph Freimann (1940)
Christoph Freimann
1940
Rudolf Moser (1914 - 1972)
Rudolf Moser
1914 - 1972
Frank Herzog (1949 - 2022)
Frank Herzog
1949 - 2022
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