Klein Basic Art

What is blue? Blue is the invisibel becoming visible, Yves Klein. Yves Klein (1928-1962) conquered the world of art, declaring that a new world calls for a new man. His idiosyncratic style and huge charisma set him on a youthful career in the great art capital, Paris. Soon his famous blue pictures, large-format canvases conceived as spaces for meditation, were making him a name far beyond France. In a short but intense creative life of just seven years, Klein painted over a thousand pictures which are among the classics of modern art. This book offers a sample of his work. In the mid-Fifties, Yves Klein (1928-1962) conquered the world of art, declaring that a new world calls for a new man. His idiosyncratic style and huge charisma set him on a youthful career in the great art capital, Paris. Soon his famous blue pictures, large-format canvases conceived as spaces for meditation, were making him a name far beyond France. In a short but intense creative life of just seven years, Klein painted over a thousand pictures which are among the classics of modern art. This book offers an exciting sample of his work. About the Series: Every book in TASCHENs Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the artists life and work, covering the cultural and historical importance of the artist approximately 100 color illustrations with explanatory captions a concise biography.