Cratère
1960
Cratère
1960
At a time when art in Paris was dominated by Abstraction, Christo offered very personal responses through a series of matterist works called Cratères [Craters].
Christo arrived in Paris at the age of 23 having fled from communist Bulgaria.
Claiming a connection with Jean Dubuffet, he began making paintings
the following year in which the matter, containing sand and glue, stained with enamel and even incorporating small cylindrical metal tubes, possesses the evocative strength of lunar craters. The use of colour reinforces the suggested geological aspect, the idea of a primordial state of the matter.
| Domain | Peinture | Tableau-relief |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Peinture émaillée, peinture à la colle, sable et métal sur panneau |
| Dimensions | 163 x 123 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 2020 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2020-286 |
Detailed description
| Artist |
Christo (Christo Javacheff, dit)
(1935, Bulgarie - 2020, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Cratère |
| Series title | Cratères |
| Creation date | 1960 |
| Domain | Peinture | Tableau-relief |
| Techniques | Peinture émaillée, peinture à la colle, sable et métal sur panneau |
| Dimensions | 163 x 123 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 2020 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 2020-286 |
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Mondes souterrains : 20 000 lieux sous la terre : Lens, Musée du Louvre-Lens, 27 mars - 22 juillet 2024. - Paris : Lienart éditions, 2024 (fig. 10, cit. p. 116 et reprod. coul. p. 117) . N° isbn 978-2-36838-082-6
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky