Yves Klein Yves Klein

Born in p>1928, died in 1962. "Is Klein's creative method a new realism?" People asked. Restani put him at the center of the art galaxy. His technique of expression is to paint on a roller and show pure pigment works; In addition, he put himself in the exhibition hall as a work of art and asserted that his appearance could "infect" the space. What the audience saw was an empty exhibition without anything, and the only thing that appeared was his elusive figure. Looking back on the art history of the 2th century, as far as the fundamental characteristics of artists are concerned, no one is better than the French painter Yves. 6? 1 Klein (Yves Klein, 1928-1962) is more like an "artist". Its importance as an artist lies in: not because of the "beauty" value of art, but because of its completely rebellious, independent and outstanding character. In other words, the artist's main creation is nothing but the artist himself. Twenty years after the painter died, from 1982 to 1983, Yves? 6? Klein Retrospect Exhibition was finally exhibited in Houston, Chicago, new york and Paris. In the preface to the retrospective exhibition, an American art critic wrote: "Yves? 6? Klein belongs to the kind of conscious God-making artist, who once declared that his lifestyle would become a major event in modern society. In its general plan of action to achieve the goal, there is obviously a preparation to realize this distinctive personal fable. The core of this myth is to leave traces in life, even if this trace is only ashes. " Born in Nice, southern France in 1928, his parents were painters. In the constant round-trip to the three families of parents, grandparents and aunt, I hurried away my childhood. Klein, who was not a good student, was often absent from school for no reason. Coupled with the war, his studies were really worrying. He finally fell out of Sun Shan in the national college entrance examination in 1946 and never received any form of school education again. After a short stay in England with his parents, Klein returned to Nice, borrowed a house from his aunt and opened a small bookstore, but this life made young Klein feel bored and suffocated. In 1947, he began to learn judo in the police school in Nice, which enabled him to find an exit to escape from real life and have a new career and friends. One of his best friends is Armand? 6? The young people of Armand Fernandez later became not only famous artists, but also soldiers for French avant-garde art together with Klein. Subsequently, Klein met with the teachings of the Rose Cross, and in the next 1 years, he continued to indulge in it, providing a mystical basis for many artistic practices in the future. After his military service in Germany, he went to England again and stayed for a long time to study English. In 195, in the land of England, Klein felt strongly the call of the artist's serious mission for the first time. Being an artist is a strong desire to say goodbye to my parents' world and become something else, and it is also an idea that I have to restrain from time to time for the sake of my future life. In 1951, he went to Spain to learn Spanish and began to teach judo. Since then, this has almost become Klein's capital to make a living. In 1952, relying on my aunt's financial support, I traveled far to East Asia and was able to enter Kodokan, the most authoritative judo education institution in the world. In Japan, in order to pursue the supreme technique of judo, Klein began to take stimulants, including Amphetamine (scientific name: isopropylamine), which can be obtained by legal means and has been used endlessly. Taking stimulants may have made his perseverance, but it also brought painful insomnia, which was not unrelated to his early death. Through arduous study and exercise, Klein finally achieved four qualifications equivalent to the Japanese black belt in judo and became a judo expert in Europe. In early 1954, the ambitious Klein returned to Paris, determined to conquer the judo world in France. However, the French Judo Federation made a decision to exclude Klein because Japan's judo qualification was not recognized by the Federation. Klein missed the European Championship and even his request to join the Judo League was rejected. In October this year, he published the book Les Fondements du Judo, but the situation has not changed. Klein left Spain again in order to soothe the pain caused by failure, and at the same time, he thought seriously about the artist's mission as never before. The first step towards becoming an artist was undoubtedly well thought out, and he began to make small copies of black and white monochrome paintings. Klein carefully traces the history of European art in order to give himself something similar to a competitive record. However, the initial attempt to enter the art world ended in failure. Klein presented the monochrome painting painted orange to the Paris New Truth Art Salon in 1955, but it was rejected. Subsequently, a solo exhibition was held to emphasize monochrome painting. Although this is a marginal art exhibition, it is quite successful and has aroused the young critic Pierre, who is famous for his eloquence and ambition. 6? 1 Restani's attention, he wrote a preface for the artist's next exhibition, which opened in 1956. Klein's luck changed at first, and his fate led him to meet Elis, an excellent female painter? 6? 1 Iris Clert, who was seeking opportunities to prepare to enter the field of avant-garde art, soon became Klein's "accomplice", and it was her gallery that provided an unprecedented stage for directing personal fable. In particular, their second art exhibition, which was planned by * * *, won a scandal-like victory and a strange glory. At the opening ceremony of this exhibition called "Le Vide", both sides of the entrance to the gallery were closely guarded by members dressed in uniform and national guard uniforms, and water could not be poured in; And the interior of the exhibition hall, the walls are empty in vain. Thousands of unconventional young people in Paris and literary and art circles witnessed this novel creation, and the opening ceremony almost triggered a riot. But this dramatic effect is exactly what artists and art dealers expect. After visiting the exhibition, Camus, an existentialist writer, published a famous quotation "With the void, total empowerment". Klein's fortune rose rapidly, and success followed. Not only did he get such an important order as the decoration project of the new opera house in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, but he was able to work again with Elise? 6? 1 Claret Gallery held a solo exhibition and became Pierre? 6? A core member of Nouveau Realisme organized by Restani; Klein's collection of works was widely publicized when it was published in Belgium, and it was full of predictions about marching into the era of space travel, telepathy and immateriality. During this period, the artist released terrible energy. According to the published catalogue statistics, from 1956 to 1962, no less than 1,77 works were created, and their fame reached its zenith in the whole European continent. In 1961, a retrospective exhibition was held in Krefeld, Germany, and some important galleries in new york opened their doors to him. Faced with all kinds of opportunities and challenges, Klein not only actively responded with a huge and amazing number of works, but also with endless new techniques and new media, and made unremitting efforts to open up the boundaries between painting and sculpture, fine arts and other arts. In 196, an unprecedented work called Anthropométrie was born. Klein's creation is similar to today's Performance Art: a huge white canvas is laid on the floor, covered with nude female models named "International Klein Blue" (IKB for short), accompanied by Klein's symphony, which is directed by the artist, and a single blue is printed on the canvas. Later, he invented a technique called "flame painting": the artist used a spray gun as a brush, and let the hot flame spray on the pre-colored fireproof material, leaving a unique color effect. However, Klein's success is not rock solid, and new york's art exhibition is an ominous sign. The authoritative ARTnews magazine has insulted his art as "Dali in adolescence", and Klein, who is famous in France and Europe, can hardly be seen in the art world in new york. More cruel misfortune is yet to come. In July, 1961, some works in the artist's "anthropometry" series were allowed to make a documentary film with the accompaniment of "Single Symphony"-in fact, it was to reproduce the artistic events that happened a year ago. Who knows that, without the painter's knowledge, the main part of the film was taken time and dismembered, and even the theme music was switched. Finally, this unrecognizable "documentary" was grafted into an American film Mondo cane, which exposed all kinds of horror and madness with a cynical attitude. It was not until May 1962 that Klein attended the premiere in Caen that he knew what had happened. Three days later, the artist had a heart attack. Then, it was the second fatal recurrence. June 6, 1962, Yves? 6? Klein died at the age of 34.