Contemporary and Modern Art Discoveries.
Dear Art lovers and Art collectors,
In this blog, I will focus on contemporary and modern art and mainly on two artists added in our online art gallery: Joan Miro and Arman, both inspired by the greatest - and then masters themselves.
Don't forget to read my pick of modern art events and exhibitions if you happen to be in the right spot at the right moment.
JOAN MIRO : STRANGE LIFE FORMS AND HALLUCINATORY BEINGS
Joan Miro was born in 1893 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of a jewelry maker, he studied at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts. After trying jobs after jobs, he finally decided to be an artist and started his career despite his parents' disapproval. In 1921, he left Spain for France and settled in Paris where he met Pablo Picasso and many other great artists. He joined the surrealist movement and became one of its preeminent members with Max Ernst, André Breton and Andre Masson.
Born in 1928 in Nice, France, Arman obtained a degree in philosophy and mathematics before studying the arts at the Decorative Art school of Nice, and archeology and oriental art at the Ecole du Louvre. His career was briefly interrupted during the Indo-chinese war. Soon, he developed his own style and explored the beauty in gathering together vast quantities of similar objects: bottle tops, brushes, glass eyes, needles, musical instruments, cigarettes... As a leading member of the "nouveaux réalistes" mouvement, continuing what the dadaist artists had started, Arman explored the idea of the elevation of banal objects to works of art and reflected through his art the post war era of mass consumption. In the 60's, Arman went to the U.S.A and explored the concept of creation via destruction and combustions, looking for the aesthetic qualities related to chaos. During his career, he met many artists such as Yves Klein, Cesar, Jean Tinguely and created many lithographs, accumulations and sculptures. Considered as one of the most experimental creators of the 20th century, Arman died on October 22, 2005.
BAJ, BRETON, DUCHAMP AND PERET : 4 IRONIC ETCHINGS .
When 4 great artists decide to join, the result can be charming:
1o etchings (only 4 on sale) by Enrico Baj (1923 - 2004) from the book of André Breton "Dames et Généraux" titled by Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968) and illustrated by Benjamin Péret's poems.
To discover absolutely... but also works of art by Sonia Delaunay, Henri Goetz, Jean Dubuffet, Jean Lurçat, Balthus... Click here >>
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS :
Max Beckmann (1884- 1950) - Dream of life
Zurich - till June 18th - Paul Klee center
More than 60 works about his main topics: theater, music ...
Jean-Pierre Raynaud (1939) - Les Raynaud de Raynaud
Nice - till Sept. 10th - MAMAC
120 Sculptures, compositions and other objects derived from their original nature.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) - The Picassos from Antibes
Malaga - till Juin 13th - Museo Picasso Malaga
70 sculptures, paintings, drawings realized during his stay in Antibes in 1946.
Paul Strand (1890 - 1976) - Three roads taken
Giverny, France - till June 11th - American art museum
70 realistic photographs : landscapes from Maine and New Mexico and portraits.
In this blog, I will focus on contemporary and modern art and mainly on two artists added in our online art gallery: Joan Miro and Arman, both inspired by the greatest - and then masters themselves.
Don't forget to read my pick of modern art events and exhibitions if you happen to be in the right spot at the right moment.
JOAN MIRO : STRANGE LIFE FORMS AND HALLUCINATORY BEINGS
Joan Miro was born in 1893 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of a jewelry maker, he studied at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts. After trying jobs after jobs, he finally decided to be an artist and started his career despite his parents' disapproval. In 1921, he left Spain for France and settled in Paris where he met Pablo Picasso and many other great artists. He joined the surrealist movement and became one of its preeminent members with Max Ernst, André Breton and Andre Masson.Already in the 30's, Miro had his own style, his fame and recognition were international. He used the spontaneous method of the untutored (kids, or insane) people, admiring their freedom and exuberance. Known for being a hard worker and a modest man, he created many lithographs, etchings, ceramics and semi-abstract paintings, always representing strange life-forms or hallucinatory beings, putting us in a subconcious dream universe and invading our memory forever. Miro died in Spain in 1983.
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ARMAN : THE ART TO ASSEMBLE AND ACCUMULATE
Born in 1928 in Nice, France, Arman obtained a degree in philosophy and mathematics before studying the arts at the Decorative Art school of Nice, and archeology and oriental art at the Ecole du Louvre. His career was briefly interrupted during the Indo-chinese war. Soon, he developed his own style and explored the beauty in gathering together vast quantities of similar objects: bottle tops, brushes, glass eyes, needles, musical instruments, cigarettes... As a leading member of the "nouveaux réalistes" mouvement, continuing what the dadaist artists had started, Arman explored the idea of the elevation of banal objects to works of art and reflected through his art the post war era of mass consumption. In the 60's, Arman went to the U.S.A and explored the concept of creation via destruction and combustions, looking for the aesthetic qualities related to chaos. During his career, he met many artists such as Yves Klein, Cesar, Jean Tinguely and created many lithographs, accumulations and sculptures. Considered as one of the most experimental creators of the 20th century, Arman died on October 22, 2005.BAJ, BRETON, DUCHAMP AND PERET : 4 IRONIC ETCHINGS .
When 4 great artists decide to join, the result can be charming:1o etchings (only 4 on sale) by Enrico Baj (1923 - 2004) from the book of André Breton "Dames et Généraux" titled by Marcel Duchamp (1887 - 1968) and illustrated by Benjamin Péret's poems.
To discover absolutely... but also works of art by Sonia Delaunay, Henri Goetz, Jean Dubuffet, Jean Lurçat, Balthus... Click here >>
MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART EVENTS :
Max Beckmann (1884- 1950) - Dream of life Zurich - till June 18th - Paul Klee center
More than 60 works about his main topics: theater, music ...
Jean-Pierre Raynaud (1939) - Les Raynaud de Raynaud
Nice - till Sept. 10th - MAMAC
120 Sculptures, compositions and other objects derived from their original nature.
Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) - The Picassos from Antibes
Malaga - till Juin 13th - Museo Picasso Malaga
70 sculptures, paintings, drawings realized during his stay in Antibes in 1946.
Paul Strand (1890 - 1976) - Three roads taken
Giverny, France - till June 11th - American art museum
70 realistic photographs : landscapes from Maine and New Mexico and portraits.
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