Jannis Kounellis
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Atmospheres contemporaines : l'homme moderne avec son milieu
Le Conseil général du Var propose une exposition hors-les-murs de sa collection d’art constituée par l’Hôtel des Arts ainsi que des oeuvres du Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur à la Chapelle de l’Observance de Draguignan, du 25 octobre au 6 décembre 2014.
L’exposition « Atmosphères contemporaines » propose un parcours à travers un ensemble de plus de 80 œuvres composé de peintures, dessins, photographies et installations de 31 artistes, dont la plupart ont acquis une renommée internationale. Le fil rouge de l'exposition, décliné en plusieurs thématiques, évoque à travers des regards artistiques le rapport qu'entre... - Exposition
Jannis Kounellis major figure in contemporary art
Born in Greece, but living in Italy since 1956, Kounellis has been a major figure in contemporary art for over fifty years. The artist is often referred to as one of the forefathers of the Arte Povera movement – a movement that arose in the 1960s and played a central role in redefining artistic practice with radical and highly original sculpture, performance and installation. Influenced by artists such as Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, and both within the context of Arte Povera and outside of it, Kounellis has throughout his career interrogated and extended the boundaries of contemporary art, and in particular the possibilities of painting.
Although most of his works are three-dimensional and comprised of ready-made objects (sometimes even living objects – horses, birds ...
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Le Conseil général du Var propose une exposition hors-les-murs de sa collection d’art constituée par l’Hôtel des Arts ainsi que des oeuvres du Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur à la Chapelle de l’Observance de Draguignan, du 25 octobre au 6 décembre 2014.
L’exposition « Atmosphères contemporaines » propose un parcours à travers un ensemble de plus de 80 œuvres composé de peintures, dessins, photographies et installations de 31 artistes, dont la plupart ont acquis une renommée internationale. Le fil rouge de l'exposition, décliné en plusieurs thématiques, évoque à travers des regards artistiques le rapport qu'entre...
Born in Greece, but living in Italy since 1956, Kounellis has been a major figure in contemporary art for over fifty years. The artist is often referred to as one of the forefathers of the Arte Povera movement – a movement that arose in the 1960s and played a central role in redefining artistic practice with radical and highly original sculpture, performance and installation. Influenced by artists such as Alberto Burri, Lucio Fontana, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline, and both within the context of Arte Povera and outside of it, Kounellis has throughout his career interrogated and extended the boundaries of contemporary art, and in particular the possibilities of painting.
Although most of his works are three-dimensional and comprised of ready-made objects (sometimes even living objects – horses, birds ...