International Klein Blue monochromes

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International Klein Blue monochromes are a series of radical, single-color blue paintings by Yves Klein that exemplify his exploration of pure color, immateriality, and the viewer’s sensory experience.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf monochrome painting
painting series
artisticGoal dematerialization of the art object
elimination of figurative representation
focus on pure perception
associatedWith International Klein Blue NERFINISHED
patented color formula for IKB
countryOfOrigin France
creator Yves Klein NERFINISHED
describedAs iconic works of 20th-century monochrome art
radical reduction of pictorial elements
developedFrom Yves Klein blue monochrome experiments NERFINISHED
exhibitedAt Galerie Iris Clert NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
genre abstract art
conceptual art
hasColor International Klein Blue NERFINISHED
hasEffectOnViewer heightened sensory awareness
immersive color experience
hasType single-color painting
inception mid-1950s
influenced conceptual art practices
installation-based color art
minimalism
influencedBy monochrome tradition in modern art
mainSubject immateriality
pure color
viewer’s sensory experience
materialUsed canvas
panel
movement Nouveau réalisme NERFINISHED
avant-garde art
notableWork IKB 191 NERFINISHED
IKB 3 NERFINISHED
IKB 79 NERFINISHED
period postwar European art
philosophicalConcept infinite space
the void
relatedTo Le Vide (The Void) NERFINISHED
technique evenly applied single-color surface
use of binder to preserve pigment luminosity
uses synthetic resin binder
ultramarine pigment

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Yves Klein notableWork International Klein Blue monochromes