Concrete art
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Concrete art and design or concretism is an abstractionist movement that evolved in the 1930s out of the work of De Stijl
, the futurists
and Kandinsky around the Swiss painter Max Bill
. The term "concrete art" was first introduced by Theo van Doesburg
in his "Manifesto of Concrete Art" (1930). In his understanding, this form of abstractionism must be free of any symbolical association with reality, arguing that lines and colors are concrete by themselves.
Max Bill further promoted this idea, organizing the first international exhibition in 1944. The movement came to fruition in Northern Italy
and France
in the 1940s and 1950s through the work of the groups Movimento d'arte concreta (MAC) and Espace
.
De Stijl
De Stijl , propagating the group's theories. Next to van Doesburg, the group's principal members were the painters Piet Mondrian , Vilmos Huszár , and Bart van der Leck , and the architects Gerrit Rietveld , Robert van 't Hoff , and J.J.P. Oud...
, the futurists
Futurists
Futurists or futurologists are scientists and social scientists whose speciality is to attempt to systematically predict the future, whether that of human society in particular or of life on earth in general....
and Kandinsky around the Swiss painter Max Bill
Max Bill
Max Bill was a Swiss architect, artist, painter, typeface designer, industrial designer and graphic designer.Bill was born in Winterthur...
. The term "concrete art" was first introduced by Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg
Theo van Doesburg was a Dutch artist, practicing in painting, writing, poetry and architecture. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.-Biography:-Early life:...
in his "Manifesto of Concrete Art" (1930). In his understanding, this form of abstractionism must be free of any symbolical association with reality, arguing that lines and colors are concrete by themselves.
Max Bill further promoted this idea, organizing the first international exhibition in 1944. The movement came to fruition in Northern Italy
Italy
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and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the 1940s and 1950s through the work of the groups Movimento d'arte concreta (MAC) and Espace
ESPACE
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.
Representatitive artists
- Yaacov AgamYaacov AgamYaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.-Biography:Yaakov Agam was born Yaakov Gipstein on May 11, 1928, in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine...
- Joseph Albers
- Timothy AppTimothy AppTimothy App is a contemporary American painter whose works are in numerous private and public collections including the Baltimore Museum of Art.-Biography:...
- Pol BuryPol BuryPol Bury was a Belgian sculptor who began his artistic career as a painter in the Jeune Peintre Belge and COBRA groups. Among his most famous works is the fountain-sculpture L'Octagon, located in San Francisco....
- Marcelle CahnMarcelle CahnMarcelle Cahn was a French painter and one of the members of Abstraction-Création. She was born in a Jewish family of Strasbourg, Alsace and died at 86, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. The French contemporary artist Richard Conte made an homage to Marcelle Cahn in 1995 at the Nicole Ferry Art Gallery...
- Rudolf de Crignis
- Alan EbnotherAlan EbnotherAlan Ebnother is a contemporary American artist. His practise as an artist is usually associated with monochrome, concrete, modernist, post, color-based, radical, minimalist and abstract Painting.-Life and work:...
- Lars EnglundLars EnglundLars Englund is a Swedish sculptor and painter active since 1953. His piece Stabil was displayed at Amphoe Takua Pa in memorial to the tsunami victims.- References :...
- Günter FruhtrunkGünter FruhtrunkGünter Fruhtrunk was a German painter and printmaker, who is classified as a geometric abstract artist and whose work relates to Op Art....
- Rupprecht GeigerRupprecht GeigerRupprecht Geiger was an abstract painter and sculptor from Munich, Germany. He is perhaps best known for his color field paintings and for his passion for the color red.- Life and work :...
- Fritz GlarnerFritz GlarnerFritz Glarner was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
- Hermann GlöcknerHermann GlöcknerHermann Glöckner was a German painter and sculptor. He was an important representative of constructivism.Glöckner was born in Dresden-Cotta. He attended the vocational school in Leipzig in 1903 and worked as a designer for textiles...
- Camille GraeserCamille GraeserCamille Graeser was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
- Erich HauserErich HauserErich Hauser was a German sculptor.- Life :From 1945 to 1948 Erich Hauser was apprenticed to a steel engraver...
- Erwin Heerich http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Heerich&ei=ULZ_TNrXC4L68Abcy5CNAg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCgQ7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3DErwin%2BHeerich%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DDbB%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Dio
- Barbara HepworthBarbara HepworthDame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,...
- Auguste HerbinAuguste HerbinAuguste Herbin was a French painter.-Biography:Born in Quiévy, Nord, he studied drawing at the École des Beaux-Arts de Lille, from 1898 to 1901, when he settled in Paris....
- Anthony Hill
- Gottfried HoneggerGottfried HoneggerGottfried Honegger is a Swiss artist and graphic designer. He was married to the Swiss illustrator Warja Lavater. He studied shop-window display at the Zurich Kunstgewerbeschule and taught there from 1948...
- Robert JacobsenRobert JacobsenRobert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert award was named after him.-Biography:...
- Roland de Jong Orlando
- Attila KovácsAttila KovacsAttila Kovács is a former Hungarian sprinter, born in Szekszard. He is 11 times the Hungarian 100 metre Champion, and 4 times the 200 metre champion.-Best performances:* 100 m: 10"09 in Miskolc * 200 m: 20"11 in Miskolc...
- Norbert KrickeNorbert KrickeNorbert Kricke was a German sculptor.Born in Düsseldorf, Kricke was a student of Richard Scheibe and Hans Uhlmann at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin. He started creating abstract sculptures from 1947, using wires and other materials associated with industry, such as steel, glass and...
- Verena LoewensbergVerena LoewensbergVerena Loewensberg was a Swiss painter.-References:*This article was initially translated from the German Wikipedia....
- Richard Paul LohseRichard Paul LohseRichard Paul Lohse was a Swiss painter and graphic artist and one of the main representatives of the concrete and constructive art....
- Wieslaw Luczaj
- Heinz MackHeinz MackHeinz Mack is a German artist. Together with Otto Piene he founded the ZERO movement in 1957. He exhibited works at documenta in 1964 and 1977 and he represented Germany at the 1970 Venice Biennale. He is best known for his contributions to op art, light art and kinetic art.- Biography :Heinz Mack...
- Kenneth MartinKenneth MartinKenneth Martin was an English painter and sculptor who along with his wife Mary Martin and Victor Pasmore was a leading figure in the revival of Constructivism in Britain and America in the 1940s....
- Mary MartinMary MartinMary Virginia Martin was an American actress and singer. She originated many roles over her career including Nellie Forbush in South Pacific and Maria in The Sound of Music. She was named a Kennedy Center Honoree in 1989...
- Manfred MohrManfred MohrManfred Mohr is a digital art pioneer. He has lived and worked in New York since 1981.-Life & career:...
- Francois MorelletFrançois MorelletFrançois Morellet is a contemporary French painter, engraver, sculptor and light artist. His early work prefigured Minimal art and Conceptual art, and he has played an important role in geometrical abstraction over the past half century.-Career:After a short period of figurative/representational...
- Richard MortensenRichard MortensenRichard Mortensen was a Danish painter.Mortensen studied between 1931 and 1932 at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen. Influenced by the works of Wassily Kandinsky, he developed an abstract style...
- Norbert Müller-EverlingNorbert Müller-EverlingNorbert Müller-Everling is a contemporary German artist working with concrete art.- Time Line :- Style :Norbert Müller-Everling is an artist characterised by his unique philosophy and usage of colour in his work....
- David NashDavid Nash (Artist)David Nash, OBE RA is a British sculptor based in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Nash has worked worldwide with wood, trees and the natural environment.-Early life:...
- Aurélie NemoursAurélie NemoursAurélie Nemours was a Parisian painter.She made abstract geometrical paintings and was highly influenced by cubism....
- Ben NicholsonBen NicholsonBenjamin Lauder "Ben" Nicholson, OM was a British painter of abstract compositions , landscape and still-life.-Background and Training:...
- Jo NiemeyerJo NiemeyerJo Niemeyer is a concrete artist and designer. Niemeyer's work is based on the observation of the nature through the use of mathematic and, especially, the "Golden Section". He experimented with various media such as photography and film video. Today, he principally uses painting to compose his...
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Niemeyer&ei=_bZ_TIrJDIL_8AbB28hV&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CFMQ7gEwDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3DJo%2BNiemeyer%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3D0dB%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26prmd%3Dio - Victor PasmoreVictor PasmoreEdwin John Victor Pasmore was a British artist and architect. He pioneered the development of abstract art in Britain in the 1940s and 1950s.-Biography:...
- Bridget RileyBridget RileyBridget Louise Riley CH CBE is an English painter who is one of the foremost proponents of Op art.-Early life:...
- Nicolas SchöfferNicolas SchofferNicolas Schöffer was a Hungarian-born French artist. He can be considered as the father of cybernetic art. He was born in Kalocsa, Hungary and resided in Paris from 1936 till his death in his Montmartre atelier in 1992. His career touched on painting, kinetic sculpture, architecture, urbanism,...
- Sean ScullySean ScullySean Scully is an Irish-born American painter and printmaker who has twice been named a Turner Prize nominee. His work is collected in major museums worldwide.-Life and work:...
- Jesús-Rafael Soto
- Anton StankowskiAnton StankowskiAnton Stankowski was a German graphic designer, photographer and painter. He developed an original Theory of Design and pioneered Constructive Graphic Art. Typical Stankowski designs attempt to illustrate processes or behaviours rather than objects...
- Ludwig WildingLudwig WildingLudwig Wilding was a German artist whose work is associated with Op art and Kinetic art. Wilding was born in Grünstadt, Germany. He studied at the University of Mainz Art School....
- Richard WintherRichard WintherRichard Winther was considered one of the major Danish artists of the 20th century. He explored the arts extensively and his prolific career focused mainly on painting, graphics, photography and sculpture...
- Victor VasarelyVictor VasarelyVictor Vasarely was a Hungarian French artist whose work is generally seen aligned with Op-art.His work entitled Zebra, created by Vasarely in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op-art...