Anthropometrie de L’epoque Bleue (1960) by Yves Klein
Yves
Klein Klein was a huge part of Nouveau Realisme, and he was largely interested
in the dramatization of ideas beyond the box. He actually patented this really
awesome pigment of a monochrome blue, and named it IKB (International KleinBlue). The blue represented a serenity, unity, and abstract aspects of tangible
and visible nature, kind of like the sky and sea. Unfortunately the color was
never produced commercially, but in my eyes it’s an extremely beautiful shade
of blue. http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/sgrais/international_klein_blue.htm
With
“Anthropometrie de L’epoque Bleue”, in the 1960's Klein created anthropometries
in which he wanted to record the body's physical energy. So the way to do this
is he got some naked girls, let them roll around in some blue paint, and drag
each other all over the canvas (the wall and floor. The end product reminded
the artist of the “imprints left on the judo mat after one participant had
fallen in a contest.
It was interesting. It reminded me of this
artist, Phil Hansen, who demonstrates the same thing in his Youtube channel,
but with puppies. It was cute, it was awesome; I loved it. With a few puppies
rolling in mud in a pre-lined canvas, then he removed the strips to create the
figures he wanted, hung it up to transform it into a running dog and cat. It
was beautiful. Watch it.
History of Modern Art by
H. H. Arnason and Elizabeth C. Mansfield
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