They were made by fixing polythene bags of paint to a board and covering them with a thick plaster surface. In 1961 niki de saint phalle held an exhibition at galerie j entitled fire at will on show were several of her tirs or shooting paintings tir is the french word for shooting or to fire including this one. A self taught artist she created a sensation in the 1960 s when she started firing guns at her canvases during her performances occasionally joined by american pop art pioneers jasper johns and robert rauschenberg.
Niki de saint phalle french sculptor writer stage designer and filmmaker was born outside paris in 1930. She was an imaginative public artist who supplied. She was an avant garde iconoclast who was integral to the postwar art scene in france.
Niki de saint phalle was never an easy figure to pin down. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. View niki de saint phalle s 4 731 artworks on artnet.
Niki de saint phalle was a french artist best known for her sculptural female figures known as nanas. An enfant terrible ever trying to escape the bourgeois existence into which she was born niki de saint phalle taught herself painting and rose to artistic prominence through her colorful monumental outdoor sculptures of extravagantly voluptuous female figures. The whimsical public fountain showcases sixteen works of sculpture that represent the works of the composer igor.
On the place stravinsky right next to the centre pompidou in paris one can admire this artwork. Niki de saint phalle and jean tinguely niki de saint phalle s artworks in public spaces stravinsky fountain 1982 paris france. See more ideas about sculpture art sculpture french sculptor.
Jan 30 2013 explore johnkline s board niki de saint phalle followed by 15332 people on pinterest. She had a difficult and traumatic childhood and a multiply disrupted education which she wrote about many. Niki de saint phalle born catherine marie agnès fal de saint phalle 29 october 1930 21 may 2002 was a french american sculptor painter and filmmaker widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors saint phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.
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Sculptures niki de saint phalle art. Niki de saint phalle born catherine marie agnès fal de saint phalle 29 october 1930 21 may 2002 was a french american sculptor painter and filmmaker. She was one of the few women artists widely known for monumental sculpture but also for her commitments. Jun 7 2019 explore ady s board niki de saint phalle on pinterest.
Jun 7 2019 explore ady s board niki de saint phalle on pinterest. She was one of the few women artists widely known for monumental sculpture but also for her commitments. Niki de saint phalle born catherine marie agnès fal de saint phalle 29 october 1930 21 may 2002 was a french american sculptor painter and filmmaker.
