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Art Collective
- Born June 13th 1935
- Christos – Bulgarian
- Jeanne-Claude – morocco
- Met October 1958
- 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
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
Conceptual ideas - Wrapping- Ropes - The coast - The singular colour of
the artwork - The natural
environment that interacts with the artwork
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.
- 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