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Tàpies, Antoni (äntō`nē tä`pēĕs), 1923–, Catalan artist. He became a painter after first studying law. His earliest works were inventive arrangements of objects against dark backgrounds, but his later work shows the influence of Paul Klee Klee, Paul , 1879–1940, Swiss painter, graphic artist, and art theorist, b. near Bern. Klee's enormous production (more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, and etchings) is unique in that it represents the successful combination of his sophisticated theories of
..... Click the link for more information. and Joan Miró Miró, Joan , 1893–1983, Spanish surrealist painter. After studying in Barcelona, Miró went to Paris in 1919. In the 1920s he came into contact with cubism and surrealism. ..... Click the link for more information. . Under the influence of Jean Dubuffet Dubuffet, Jean , 1901–85, French painter and sculptor. Dubuffet began his artistic career in 1942. He created primitive, childlike, and humorous effects savagely opposed to established taste. ..... Click the link for more information. , his work became more abstract and he began to mix media. For example, he painted Desk with a Straw directly on a desktop. Other notable works include Grey Blanket (1971, New York), Pants and Woven Wire (1973, Los Angeles), and Blue and Bamboo (1973, Barcelona). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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