Opis: Niki de Saint Phalle - Janis Mink

A key contributor to Nouveau Réalisme in early 1960s Paris, Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) worked alongside artists such as Arman, Yves Klein, and Jean Tinguely, scavenging real objects in place of traditional art materials. She connected art to life by instrumentalizing household items, machine parts, and even toys for her early assemblages. Saint Phalle created her first shooting painting, or Tir, in 1961, and went on to conduct these performances in such varied locations as the Impasse Ronsin in Paris, a garden in Amsterdam, a sandpit outside Stockholm, and the Malibu Hills. Reliefs made of plaster, small objects, paint, wood, and wire were punctured by the bullets of a gun.

This book provides an introduction to Saint Phalle’s work, highlighting some of her most important contributions to 20th century art. From birthing mothers to harbingers of death, she created sculptures that celebrated and exposed the female form in works such as Pink Birth (1964) and Hon En Kathedral (1966). She also u

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Szczegóły: Niki de Saint Phalle - Janis Mink

Nazwa: Niki de Saint Phalle
Autor: Janis Mink
Wydawnictwo: Taschen
Seria: Basic Art
Kod paskowy: 9783754400050
Ilość stron: 96
Format: 265 x 215 x 15
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.624 kg

Recenzje: Niki de Saint Phalle - Janis Mink