Tapies, Antoni (1923- ) - 1984 Untitled
Antoni Tàpies is a Spanish Catalan painter. He is one of the famous artists of European abstract expressionism. He is perhaps the best-known Catalan artist to emerge in the period since the Second World War. In 1948, Tàpies helped co-found the first Post-War Movement in Spain known as Dau-al-Set which was connected to the Surrealist and Dadaist Movements.
Tàpies started as a surrealist painter, his early works were influenced by Paul Klee and Joan Miró; but soon become an abstract expressionist, working in a style known as "Arte Povera", in which non artistic materials are incorporated into the paintings. In 1953 he began working in mixed media; this is considered his most original contribution. One of the first to create serious art in this way, he added clay and marble dust to his paint and used waste paper, string, and rags.
His international reputation was well established by the end of the 50s. From about 1970 (influenced by Pop art) he began incorporating more substantial objects into his paintings, such as parts of furniture. Tàpies's ideas have had worldwide influence on art, especially in the realms paintings, sculpture, etchings and lithography.
Tapies, Antoni (1923- ) - 1984 Untitled
Antoni Tàpies is a Spanish Catalan painter. He is one of the famous artists of European abstract expressionism. He is perhaps the best-known Catalan artist to emerge in the period since the Second World War. In 1948, Tàpies helped co-found the first Post-War Movement in Spain known as Dau-al-Set which was connected to the Surrealist and Dadaist Movements.
Tàpies started as a surrealist painter, his early works were influenced by Paul Klee and Joan Miró; but soon become an abstract expressionist, working in a style known as "Arte Povera", in which non artistic materials are incorporated into the paintings. In 1953 he began working in mixed media; this is considered his most original contribution. One of the first to create serious art in this way, he added clay and marble dust to his paint and used waste paper, string, and rags.
His international reputation was well established by the end of the 50s. From about 1970 (influenced by Pop art) he began incorporating more substantial objects into his paintings, such as parts of furniture. Tàpies's ideas have had worldwide influence on art, especially in the realms paintings, sculpture, etchings and lithography.