his art may be abstract but with a career spanning over 50 years his
career spanning over 50 years his
career spanning over 50 years his reputation is anything but hi I’m
reputation is anything but hi I’m
reputation is anything but hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
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learning more about world-renowned
learning more about world-renowned modern artist Claude to xenia tell us
modern artist Claude to xenia tell us
modern artist Claude to xenia tell us what you can about koltes nia his
what you can about koltes nia his
what you can about koltes nia his history in his background montreal
history in his background montreal
history in his background montreal museum of fine arts back in the day had
museum of fine arts back in the day had
museum of fine arts back in the day had by school went to school there in the
by school went to school there in the
by school went to school there in the late 40s and early 50s and he started
late 40s and early 50s and he started
late 40s and early 50s and he started his career after a really brief brief
his career after a really brief brief
his career after a really brief brief trip to France what he was very
trip to France what he was very
trip to France what he was very disappointed when he saw there and came
disappointed when he saw there and came
disappointed when he saw there and came back to Montreal worked as a furniture
back to Montreal worked as a furniture
back to Montreal worked as a furniture designer then started painting full-time
designer then started painting full-time
designer then started painting full-time once he started painting he couldn’t
once he started painting he couldn’t
once he started painting he couldn’t stop and he just went on from the mid
stop and he just went on from the mid
stop and he just went on from the mid 50s and he’s still painting today he
50s and he’s still painting today he
50s and he’s still painting today he became very popular in the mid 60s with
became very popular in the mid 60s with
became very popular in the mid 60s with the paintings that are actually behind
the paintings that are actually behind
the paintings that are actually behind me that were very dynamic or fluorescent
me that were very dynamic or fluorescent
me that were very dynamic or fluorescent colors in them and they were associated
colors in them and they were associated
colors in them and they were associated to a movement called off part that was
to a movement called off part that was
to a movement called off part that was very close to psychedelia but much more
very close to psychedelia but much more
very close to psychedelia but much more structured much more graphic and he sort
structured much more graphic and he sort
structured much more graphic and he sort of got recuperated by that movement and
of got recuperated by that movement and
of got recuperated by that movement and showed a lot in the United States after
showed a lot in the United States after
showed a lot in the United States after that once that movement kind of petered
that once that movement kind of petered
that once that movement kind of petered out he was still concerned with the same
out he was still concerned with the same
out he was still concerned with the same problems that he’s always been concerned
problems that he’s always been concerned
problems that he’s always been concerned with in painting how you look at a
with in painting how you look at a
with in painting how you look at a painting how does a painting work in
painting how does a painting work in
painting how does a painting work in space how does color effective how does
space how does color effective how does
space how does color effective how does color work with shape and all these very
color work with shape and all these very
color work with shape and all these very formal questions so he kind of pushed
formal questions so he kind of pushed
formal questions so he kind of pushed his exploration in a new direction in
his exploration in a new direction in
his exploration in a new direction in the 70s the 80s he discovered that he
the 70s the 80s he discovered that he
the 70s the 80s he discovered that he could go back to a type of painting that
could go back to a type of painting that
could go back to a type of painting that he had only tried very sporadically
he had only tried very sporadically
he had only tried very sporadically before monochrome painting so in the
before monochrome painting so in the
before monochrome painting so in the early 80s he started working on this
early 80s he started working on this
early 80s he started working on this series that he’s been working on off and
series that he’s been working on off and
series that he’s been working on off and on for the last 25 years what styles and
on for the last 25 years what styles and
on for the last 25 years what styles and schools has he been enclosed by he was
schools has he been enclosed by he was
schools has he been enclosed by he was very influenced by early 20th century
very influenced by early 20th century
very influenced by early 20th century European art a peak Mondrian who was
European art a peak Mondrian who was
European art a peak Mondrian who was part of this movement called dish steel
part of this movement called dish steel
part of this movement called dish steel in Amsterdam that was an international
in Amsterdam that was an international
in Amsterdam that was an international movement that decided that you can’t
movement that decided that you can’t
movement that decided that you can’t really tell stories with pictures
really tell stories with pictures
really tell stories with pictures anymore pictures or paintings had to be
anymore pictures or paintings had to be
anymore pictures or paintings had to be different from everything we’ve ever
different from everything we’ve ever
different from everything we’ve ever seen like how can painting be more part
seen like how can painting be more part
seen like how can painting be more part of real life well if it has to be part
of real life well if it has to be part
of real life well if it has to be part of real life it can’t tell a story as
of real life it can’t tell a story as
of real life it can’t tell a story as that’s a fake as a lie only thing that
that’s a fake as a lie only thing that
that’s a fake as a lie only thing that we can show that’s real is geometry this
we can show that’s real is geometry this
we can show that’s real is geometry this was their conclusion Claude was very
was their conclusion Claude was very
was their conclusion Claude was very influenced by the way these people
influenced by the way these people
influenced by the way these people thought of painting and decided to
thought of painting and decided to
thought of painting and decided to actuate it in the 50s and how would you
actuate it in the 50s and how would you
actuate it in the 50s and how would you say he pushes the
say he pushes the
say he pushes the andries award I think that he pushed it
andries award I think that he pushed it
andries award I think that he pushed it by calling a picture not a picture
by calling a picture not a picture
by calling a picture not a picture calling a picture of painting calling a
calling a picture of painting calling a
calling a picture of painting calling a picture an object for centuries we’ve
picture an object for centuries we’ve
picture an object for centuries we’ve been looking to pictures for stories
been looking to pictures for stories
been looking to pictures for stories stories taken from the Bible stories of
stories taken from the Bible stories of
stories taken from the Bible stories of King stories a history and all the way
King stories a history and all the way
King stories a history and all the way up to even the Impressionist they told
up to even the Impressionist they told
up to even the Impressionist they told stories until stories of leisure visual
stories until stories of leisure visual
stories until stories of leisure visual stories of city life and then when you
stories of city life and then when you
stories of city life and then when you start to say well I don’t want to tell
start to say well I don’t want to tell
start to say well I don’t want to tell stories I want to tell the story of the
stories I want to tell the story of the
stories I want to tell the story of the moment you’re living while you’re in
moment you’re living while you’re in
moment you’re living while you’re in front of the painting I want you to tell
front of the painting I want you to tell
front of the painting I want you to tell your story the here and now that’ll be a
your story the here and now that’ll be a
your story the here and now that’ll be a different story for each person I’ll go
different story for each person I’ll go
different story for each person I’ll go in front of it so he pushed boundaries
in front of it so he pushed boundaries
in front of it so he pushed boundaries by almost taking all content out of
by almost taking all content out of
by almost taking all content out of things and making it about the
things and making it about the
things and making it about the experience thank you very much you’re
experience thank you very much you’re
experience thank you very much you’re welcome
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