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Tàpies, Antoni
Tàpies, Antoni (1923– ). The leading Spanish painter to emerge in the period since the Second World War, active mainly in his native Barcelona. He studied law at Barcelona University from 1943 to 1946 and was largely self-taught as an artist. His early works were in a Surrealist vein influenced by Klee and Miró, but in about 1953, after turning to abstraction, he began working in mixed media, in which he has made his most original contribution to art. He incorporated clay and marble dust in his paint and used discarded materials such as paper, string, and rags, and then (from about 1970) more substantial objects such as parts of furniture. He explained his belief in the validity of commonplace materials in his essay Nothing is Mean (1970). Tàpies has travelled extensively and his ideas have had worldwide influence. Apart from paintings he has also made etchings and lithographs.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-TpiesAntoni.html IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-TpiesAntoni.html |
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Tàpies, Antoni
Tàpies, Antoni (b Barcelona, 13 Dec. 1923). The leading Spanish painter to emerge in the period since the Second World War, active mainly in Barcelona. He studied law at Barcelona University from 1943 to 1946 and was largely self-taught as an artist. His early works were in a Surrealist vein influenced by Klee and Miró, but in about 1953, after turning to abstraction, he began working in mixed media, in which he has made his most original contribution to art. He incorporated clay and marble dust in his paint and used discarded materials such as paper, string, and rags, and then (from about 1970) more substantial objects such as parts of furniture. He explained his belief in the validity of commonplace materials in his essay Nothing is Mean (1970). Tàpies has travelled extensively and his ideas have had worldwide influence. Apart from paintings he has also made etchings and lithographs.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-TpiesAntoni.html IAN CHILVERS. "Tàpies, Antoni." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-TpiesAntoni.html |
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Antoni Tàpies
Antoni Tàpies , 1923–, Catalan artist. He became a painter after first studying law. His earliest works were inventive arrangements of objects against dark backgrounds, but his later work shows the influence of Paul Klee and Joan Miró . Under the influence of Jean Dubuffet , his work became more abstract and he began to mix media. For example, he painted Desk with a Straw directly on a desktop. Other notable works include Grey Blanket (1971, New York), Pants and Woven Wire (1973, Los Angeles), and Blue and Bamboo (1973, Barcelona). |
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"Antoni Tàpies." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Antoni Tàpies." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tapies-A.html "Antoni Tàpies." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Tapies-A.html |
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