Contenmporary Photo Exhibition of B. Aubertin 2010 Contemporary Art

Features

Artist:  Bernard Aubertin (1934-2015)

Artwork title:  Foto di Performance

Age:  Contemporary

Subject:  Portrait/Face

Artistic technique:  Photography

Description : Foto di Performance

Photograph. Autographed by Aubertin on the back. The shot was taken on the occasion of the performance "Fuoco controllato" performed by the artist on 27 November 2010 at the Milan premises of the Cooperativa Di Mano in Mano. It portrays the master as he creates one of his performances, carried out from the 1980s to the 1990s, in which he himself set fire to pianos or cars: these performances were born as a result of his interest in the element fire, considered the physical manifestation of the colour red, a colour that had already become central to his works since the 1960s. Aubertin is in fact considered the 'monochrome painter': from 1958 onwards he started to create his famous red monochrome canvases, the so-called Tableaux Feu (fire paintings), animating them with various elements, with nails (Tableaux Clous), iron wire (Tableaux Fil de Fer), matches (Parcours d'Allumettes) and various materials, from candles to iron nets. In his metaphysical conception of painting, through red he intended to transpose the energy of the soul, the spiritual being, onto the canvas. In the last years of his production, the red colour of the monochromes was replaced by white, black and gold, but Aubertin always worked on monochromes. The photograph is presented in a frame.

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, has small signs of wear. We try to present the real state as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is stated in the description applies.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 71
Width: 91
Depth: 5

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 50
Width: 58