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The Art & Legacy of Yves Klein. Katie Johnson Final Project CSI100-10. Quick Facts About the Artist. French postwar/postmodernist painter and sculptor Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, France; died in 1992 at the Cannes Film Festival
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The Art & Legacy of Yves Klein Katie Johnson Final Project CSI100-10
Quick Facts About the Artist • French postwar/postmodernist painter and sculptor • Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, France; died in 1992 at the Cannes Film Festival • Paved the road for a slew of new artistic styles, e.g. minimalism, conceptual art, light and space art, performance art
Even More Cool Info • Patented his own color, “IKB” • Earned his 4th degree black belt at a master school of judo in Japan at 25 • Was obsessed with the “purity” of idea • Painted with fire and nude models (“living brushes”)
Problems…. • Using Dreamweaver; having difficulties linking buttons and files • Finding an interactive app • Being consistent with file transfers (staying organized) • Tackling the program
Check It Out Online! • Find out more about the artist • Watch videos of Yves Klein at work • Map the connection between the physical energy and the color used by Klein • Explore the spectrum and personalize your own unique color
Sources • http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/arts/design/12vogel.html?_r=1 • http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Klein#cite_note-1 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue • http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v6/n5/abs/nmeth.1317.html