The Art & Legacy ofThe Art & Legacy of Yves Klein Yves Klein

Katie Johnson

Final Project

CSI100-10

Quick Facts About the Artist

• French postwar/postmodernist painter and sculptor• Born April 28, 1928 in Nice, France; died in 1992 at

the Cannes Film Festival• Paved the road for a slew of new artistic styles, e.g.

minimalism, conceptual art, light and space art, performance art

Even More Cool Info

• Patented his own color, “IKB”

• Earned his 4th degree black belt at a master school of judo in Japan at 25

• Was obsessed with the “purity” of idea

• Painted with fire and nude models (“living brushes”)

Examples of Klein’s Work

Problems….• Using Dreamweaver; having difficulties

linking buttons and files• Finding an interactive app• Being consistent with file transfers

(staying organized)• Tackling the program

Check It Out Online!• Find out more about the artist• Watch videos of Yves Klein at work • Map the connection between the physical energy

and the color used by Klein• Explore the spectrum and personalize your own

unique color

Sources

• http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/arts/design/12vogel.html?_r=1

• http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/Wavelengths_for_Colors.html

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Klein#cite_note-1

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Klein_Blue

• http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v6/n5/abs/nmeth.1317.html