Arman

Arman (November 17, 1928, Nice - ), born Armand Pierre Fernandez, is a French painter and sculptor. He studied at the ?cole des Arts D?coratifs at Nice - where he met Yves Klein - then at the ?cole du Louvre. He is a member of the group "Nouveaux R?alistes".

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• In 1959, he started on his project of collecting objects, and exhibited household waste and the contents of dustbins.
• In 1961, he started the series known as Col?res (anger): the destruction of objects (violing, pianos counter-basses etc.) cleverly reattached on pedestals or concrete bases.
• His bronze sculptures is part of a similar theme: using icons of western art (Venus de Milo, Hercule Farn?se, etc), he takes them apart to then reattach them in a random order.

1928: 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar)....

Nice: Nice (pronounced ) (Provencal: Nica or Nissa; Italian: Nizza) is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa, with 933,080 inhabitants in the metropolitan area at the 1999 census. The city is a major tourist center and a leading resort on the French Rivi...

Yves Klein: Yves Klein (28 April 1928 - 6 June 1962) was a French artist....

Arman related Images and Photos (experimental)

Arman 2002

Long Term Parking Arman 1982 Fondation Cartier at Jouy-En-Josas Ile De France France Europe