"In our work it is always free.
She is the enemy of possession and durability.
Jeanne Claude
*****
love story, of overcoming and unparalleled creativity.
A couple where the obstacle in the translation did not live.
Neither the fear of failure never hindered loyalty the operator finite act.
Tremendo example commitment, to overcome the conflict,
a boundless love of the countryside, thanks to the earth and all that is perceived
A House in the Tree
De Christo Javacheff:
born June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria.
Vladimir Javacheff His father was a scientist and his mother Tsveta Dimitrova, secretary of the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia. It is said that were the artists of the Academy who frequented the family circle who noticed the talent of Christ.
Christo received an enormous fortune from a family inheritance, but he decided to live only on what they produced their works of art, donating most of the revenue and the entire estate to charity.
Christo became interested in theater and Shakespeare. He was later admitted to the Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, where his mother worked. Then he went to Prague, until in 1957 he fled The socialist state's hiding in a truck carrying medicine to Austria.
He settled in Vienna, enrolling in the Viennese Academy of Fine Arts. He spent only one semester there, until finally ending in Paris. Losing your citizenship and becoming a stateless person. Then earned money by painting portraits, suffered a multitude of economic difficulties and serious problems of isolation. Christo always present many difficulties in learning other languages.
He loved the works of Joan Miro, Jackson Pollock, Jean Tinguely and especially Jean Dubuffet (who will speak shortly).
In January 1958, Christo created his first piece of "art involved." Covered an empty paint jar with a cloth soaked in acrylic. Tied it with glue and colored sand and paint the car. Dieter Rosenkranz, German businessman was interested in his works, bought several of them ...
De Jeanne - Claude:
born on June 13, 1935 (as Christ) in Casablanca, Morocco.
Précilda His mother was only 17 when he married the most León Denat. They divorced shortly after the birth of Jeanne - Claude.
Précilda His mother fighting on the French front during World War II. Jeanne - Claude is met or adopted, whatever you want to call, the father's family.
When the war ended in 1945 Précilda Casablanca again and finds his daughter in very poor physical condition. Malnourished and emotionally disturbed.
Précilda marries in 1946 with General Jacques de Guillebon. Tunisia go to live in Paris from 1945 to 1952, going back to Tunis and finally back to Paris in 1957.
De Christo and Jeanne - Claude:
born the same day, a June 13, 1935.
met in Paris in November 1958 when Christo was hired to paint the portrait of Préscilda of Guillebon (now).
Jeanne - Claude was recently married to Philippe Plachon left him in full honeymoon to go with Christ.
Very annoying were the parents of Jeanne-Claude, especially for Christo's humble origins.
The couple married on the 28th of November 1962.
Major Works:
In 1961 Christo wrapped barrels in the German port of Colonia.
In 1962, the first scandal and the first monumental work, the call Rideu de Fer (Iron Curtain) .
In order to express opposition to the Berlin Wall, with barrels of oil blocked the Rue Visconti, a small street on the Seine. Persuaded the police for several hours. With Christo Jeanne - Claude became known in Paris.
established in 1964 in New York. Christo began wrapping the windows of the shops, what they really helped to finance debt and undertake new projects art.
participate in 1968 at Documenta 4 in Kasser, Germany.
The project consists of building a tube of 5,600 cubic meters, suspended by cranes and you might see at a distance of 25 miles. We used the largest cranes in Europe. After many vicissitudes the project became reality.
In 1969 Wrapped Coast (Wrapped Coast)
wrapped the coast of Little Bay in Sydney, Australia. With the collaboration of 130 helpers who devoted 17,000 hours of work. The project required 9,300 meters square of synthetic fabric and 56 km. rope.
Curtain Alley in 1970 (Valley Curtain)
A cloth of 400 mt. long would be stretched across Rifle Gap, a valley in the Rocky Mountains, near Rifle, Colorado.
Chirst In 1973 he became a U.S. citizen.
From 1973 to 1976 worked on the book "Running Fence"
A fence made of steel poles and wires covered by a veil, that stretched across the landscape to the Tues
Ubierón to pay a $ 60,000 fine for lack of permission from the authorities.
Christo In 1977 he returned to see to a parent, after more than twenty years. They did the work "Wrapped Walk Ways."
Covering 4.5 km of walkways Loose Park, located in Kansas City, Missouri.
In 1983 the incredible Surrounded Island project (Surrounded Islands)
surrounded eleven islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with 603,850 m / 2. of polyethylene rose. The work was exhibited for two weeks.
wrapped in cloth in 1984 the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), Paris.
In 1990 work "Umbrellas" (Umbrella).
install consisted of blue and yellow umbrellas in California and in Ibaraki, Japan, at the same time.
covered the building in 1995 Reischstag in Germany.
work in 1998 called Verhülle Bäume (Trees Covered)
wrapped 178 trees in the park Berower, northwest of Basel, Switzerland. Using bright silver polyester.
presented the play in 2003 Wrapped Snoopy House (Wrapped Snoopy House)
In 2005 the project The gates (inputs)
A total of 7,053 "hits" were made from material with a saffron-yellow material and were installed in the paths of Central Park in New York.
fate unexpectedly broke both artists, the November 18, 2009 at age 74; lived together 51 years ago.
Jeanne-Claude died at age 74 in a New York hospital because of an aneurysm.
"Christo is very saddened by the death of his partner" ,
- told a reporter that day
- told a reporter that day
"He wants to meet with the promise that was made many years ago
the art of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
still live forever. "
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