Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude
Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) by Christo and Jeanne-claude

Wrapped Coast Project - colour-offset 1977, edition 100 (Schellmann 87A) 1977

Christo and Jeanne-claude

LitografiaStampa
60 ⨯ 80 ⨯ 4 cm
ConditionGood
€ 2.000

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  • A proposito di opere d'arte
    Wrapped Coast, Little Bay, Australia, 1968-1969 (Schellmann 87A)
    Offset print on Offsetpaper
    Edition: 100
    Signed and numbered (12/100) by the artist in lower right corner.
    Original Photograph: Harry Shunk
    Publisher: The Israël Museum, Jerusalem 1977
    Professionally framed in a American Walnut veneered frame, museumglass (anti reflecting and UV filtered). Ready to hang.

    Condition
    Artwork in good condition. No creases, no discolorations.

    Literature
    Jorg Schelmann (ed.) Christo and Jeanne-Claude, prints and objects 1963 – 2020, p. 101, P. 277

    Signed
    Signed by the artist and numbered (12/100) in the right lower corner.

    Dimensions
    Sheet
    H 47 cm
    W 68,5 cm

    Frame
    H. 60 cm
    W. 80 cm
    D. 4 cm

    The Wrapped Coast Project
    Picturesque Little Bay, south of Sydney Australia was shook up in 1969 when Bulgarian born, New York based artist arrived with his wife and over a hundred workers and volunteers who brought 90.000 square meters of plastig fabric, 56 kilometers of polypropylane rope. They transformed the landscape into a gigantic work of art, by then the largest single artwork that was ever made. The artwork captured the attention of journalists around the world and it profoundly influenced the course of contemporary art in Australia.

    About the Artists
    Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon, known collectively as Christo and Jeanne-Claude, were a married couple of artists known for their large-scale environmental installations.

    Christo was born on June 13, 1935 in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He studied at the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia before moving to Prague, then Vienna, and finally Paris, where he met Jeanne-Claude in 1958.

    Jeanne-Claude was born on June 13, 1935 in Casablanca, Morocco. She studied Latin and philosophy at the University of Tunis and then at the University of Paris, where she met Christo.

    The couple worked together on numerous projects throughout their career, beginning with a series of smaller works in the 1960s. Their first major project was the 1969 Wrapped Coast, for which they covered over a mile of coastline in Little Bay, Australia with 35 miles of fabric.

    Over the years, Christo and Jeanne-Claude became known for their ambitious installations that transformed natural and urban landscapes around the world. They worked with various materials, including fabric, steel, and plastic, and often employed a team of engineers and fabricators to realize their visions.

    Some of their most famous works include the 1983 Surrounded Islands, for which they encircled eleven islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with pink polypropylene fabric; the 1995 Wrapped Reichstag, for which they covered the German parliament building in Berlin with silver fabric; and the 2005 The Gates, for which they installed 7,503 orange fabric panels along 23 miles of footpaths in New York's Central Park.

    Christo and Jeanne-Claude's installations were often controversial and faced opposition from government officials and local residents. However, the couple saw their projects as a way to challenge traditional notions of art and engage with the public in a new and dynamic way.

    Jeanne-Claude passed away in 2009 at the age of 74. Christo continued to work on new projects and installations until his death on May 31, 2020 at the age of 84. Their legacy lives on through their numerous installations, which continue to inspire and awe audiences around the world.
  • A proposito di opere artista

    Christo e Jeanne-Claude, famosi artisti di installazione e terrestri, hanno affermato che l'obiettivo del loro lavoro è creare gioia e bellezza, consentendo agli spettatori di vedere paesaggi familiari in modi nuovi. Christo è nato nel 1935 nella Bulgaria comunista. Ha frequentato l'Accademia Nazionale d'Arte di Sofia prima di trasferirsi a Praga, e poi in fuga dal blocco orientale, prima a Vienna, poi a Ginevra e Parigi. Jeanne-Claude è nata lo stesso giorno di Christo nel Marocco francese. Ha studiato latino e filosofia all'Università di Tunisi prima di trasferirsi a Parigi, dove ha incontrato Christo nel 1958 mentre stava dipingendo un ritratto della madre di Jeanne-Claude. La coppia ha collaborato alla loro prima grande installazione, Stacked Oil Barrels, una disposizione di barili di petrolio dai colori vivaci che bloccano una strada parigina, nel 1961. Christo e Jeanne-Claude emigrarono a New York City nel 1964, lanciando una carriera artistica congiunta che avrebbe attraversato il i prossimi cinque decenni. Gli artisti sono noti per "avvolgere" oggetti e siti storici, come il Reichstag di Berlino (1995), il ponte parigino Pont Neuf (1985) e il Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Chicago (1969). Hanno anche costruito varie installazioni terrestri dai colori vivaci, come The Gates a Central Park (2005), Running Fence nelle contee di Sonoma e Marin, California (1976), The Umbrellas in Giappone e California (1991) e Surrounded Islands nella Biscayne Bay di Miami. (1983).

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