Thursday, July 22, 2010

Museum talk over Yves Klein at Hirshorn Museum

Learning about this artist has changed my perspective over monochromatic pantings.
The depth of the blue (named after the artist) as well as the definition of shape and line are accentuated over the shadows and highlights.

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His experimentation with art using bodies and sponges to paint his forms opened a new sense of expression for abstract artists then and till today.

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