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Christo and Jeanne- Claude. Art Collective -Born June 13th 1935 -Christos – Bulgarian -Jeanne-Claude – morocco -Met October 1958.

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1 Christo and Jeanne- Claude

2 Art Collective -Born June 13th 1935 -Christos – Bulgarian -Jeanne-Claude – morocco -Met October 1958

3 -Created large sculptures in large areas and formats -All works temporary, no permanent projects. -Previously wrapped objects, which was then transferred to a bigger scale -Use of fabrics to give soft sensual mood -Financially independent

4 Art Work Wrapped coast One Million Square Feet, Little Bay, Sydney, Australia 1968-69 -2.4km of coast line warped in erosion control fabric and 56.3 km of rope. -17,000 man power hours. -Took 4 weeks -Through a different light onto the way we look at our surroundings

5 Conceptual ideas -Wrapping -Ropes -The coast -The singular colour of the artwork -The natural environment that interacts with the artwork

6 World

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8 Audience -No one sees these artworks in person. -Everything would be expressed entirely through photography -A sense of the scenery, an alternative image of Australia -One million square feet of erosion control fabric and 35 miles of polypropylene rope -17,000 manpower hours, over a period of four weeks, were expended by 15 professional mountain climbers, 110 workers.

9 -A more modern side to art; technology -Technology creating a wider variety of art, straying away from mainstream art -The project was entirely funned by the pair, no sponsorship was accepted

10 Questions 1. How did having these particular artists benefitted each other in art making? 2. Why where the testing of materials important for the artwork? 3. Describe your first impression of the art work. i.e how it makes you feel. 4.


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