Yves Klein
2009 ::: offart
Anthropometries of the Blue Period and Fire Paintings
Filmed in 1960, Anthropometries of the Blue Period and Fire Paintings consists of two art performances. Musicians play music as Yves Klein directs young women to imprint their blue-painted-bodies onto canvas. The second performance involves the women helping to create an outline of themselves before a torch is used to scorch the canvas.
Yves Klein, Anthropometries of the Blue Period and Fire Paintings, 1960
Filmed in 1960, Anthropometries of the Blue Period and Fire Paintings consists of two art performances. Musicians play music as Yves Klein directs young women to imprint their blue-painted-bodies onto canvas. The second performance involves the women helping to create an outline of themselves before a torch is used to scorch the canvas.