Anthropometries series
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The Anthropometries series is a group of avant-garde performance-based paintings by Yves Klein created using nude human bodies as living paintbrushes to imprint pigment onto canvases.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art series
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painting series ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| artForm |
live performance
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painting ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to merge performance and painting
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to use human body as a living paintbrush ⓘ |
| associatedColor | International Klein Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorDominance | blue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Yves Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | French ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | artist ⓘ |
| depicts | traces of human bodies ⓘ |
| exhibitionPractice | canvases exhibited as autonomous paintings after performance ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
body art
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conceptual art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| hasPart | Anthropometry of the Blue Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inceptionContext | live performances with orchestra and audience ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstPublicPerformance | Galerie Internationale d’Art Contemporain, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
artist orchestrates actions without touching canvas
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models directed to press paint-covered bodies onto canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Nouveau réalisme
NERFINISHED
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avant-garde art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of music, audience, and painting process
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use of nude models as living brushes ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Yves Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Anthropométries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | postwar art ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dematerialization of the artist’s hand
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indexical mark ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Monochrome paintings by Yves Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | human body imprint ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
canvas
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nude human bodies ⓘ pigment ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
body printing
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performance-based painting ⓘ |
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