Yves Klein

Born

1928-04-28

Died

1962-06-06

Birthplace

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Biography

Yves Klein (French: [iv klɛ̃]; 28 April 1928 – 6 June 1962) was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by art critic Pierre Restany. Klein was a pioneer in the development of performance art, and is seen as an inspiration to and as a forerunner of minimal art, as well as pop art. He developed and used International Klein Blue. Description above from Wikipedia.