Yves Klein
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In the mid-1950s, Yves Klein (1928–1962) declared that “a new world calls for a new man.” With his idiosyncratic style and huge charisma, this bold artist would go on to pursue a brief but bountiful career, producing more than 1,000 paintings over seven years in an oeuvre now considered a mainstay of postwar modernism.
Klein made his name above all with his large monochrome canvases in his own patented hue of blue. International Klein Blue (IKB), composed of pure pigment and binding medium, is at once rich and luminous, evocative and decorative, and was conceived by Klein as a means of evoking the immateriality and infinitude of the world. The works of this “Blue Revolution” seem to draw us into another dimension, as if hypnotized by a perfect summer sky. Klein was also renowned for his deployment of “living brushes,” in which naked women, daubed in International Klein Blue, would make imprints of their bodies on large sheets of paper.
This Basic Art introduction presents key Klein works to introduce an artist who was at once a showman, inventor, and pioneer of performance art. With page after page of the ever-alluring International Klein Blue, it is both an essential guide to a modern art master and a meditation on the unique effects of a single color.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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Additional information
| Publisher | TASCHEN (18 Oct. 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 96 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 3836553139 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3836553131 |
| Dimensions | 21.8 x 1.4 x 26.3 cm |
by trolley dolly
Perfect
by tap2buy UK
Gorgeous book, great images — just make sure you read the description! Text = German. Would be helpful to make this fact more prominent in description.
by Ren
Great images of his work! The book is in German so I simply bought the book to frame some of the pictures.
by Aron Englefield
A great summary, selection and collection of all the important and interesting information for Yves Klein. You will spend ages otherwise trying to compile everything in one and the same place – works, bio, detailed information. If you are a Klein admirer, a minimalism fan or just an art lover, this is a must-have for your collection.
by Dmitry
I was really looking forward to this book, on examination it turned out that some pages were printed twice
by Dmitry
Looking at the reviews here, in English, I assumed the book would be written in English.
It isn’t, it’s in German. I didn’t realise until it was too late.
I might’ve done if I’d been directed to the appropriate reviews, which presumably would’ve been in German and alerted me to my mistake.
I’ve given a five star rating because my experience shouldn’t reflect unfairly on the book and the other ratings are five star.
by Sonja Swahn Lindstrom
this summer(2018) this artist’s work was on display at Blenheim palace alongside older works belonging to the palace…the contrast was awesome…great venue..worth buying the book to remember