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A retrospective of his work was held at the [[Centre Pompidou]] in 1976, and in 1982 he represented France at the [[Venice Biennale]].<ref>Tom McDonough, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_3_87/ai_54099526 ''Hantai's Challenge to Painting'', ''Art in America'', March 1999.]</ref> |
A retrospective of his work was held at the [[Centre Pompidou]] in 1976, and in 1982 he represented France at the [[Venice Biennale]].<ref>Tom McDonough, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_3_87/ai_54099526 ''Hantai's Challenge to Painting'', ''Art in America'', March 1999.]</ref> |
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A representative collection of Hantaï's works is held in the [[Musée Fabre]], [[Montpellier]].<ref>[http://museefabre-en.montpellier-agglo.com/index.php/visiter/l_oeuvre_en_vedette/archives/donation_hantai The Hantaï Collection, Musée Fabre website.]</ref> |
A representative collection of Hantaï's works is held in the [[Musée Fabre]], [[Montpellier]].<ref>[http://museefabre-en.montpellier-agglo.com/index.php/visiter/l_oeuvre_en_vedette/archives/donation_hantai The Hantaï Collection, Musée Fabre website.]</ref> |
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His sons are the musicians Marc, Jérôme and [[Pierre Hantaï]]. |
His sons are the musicians Marc, Jérôme and [[Pierre Hantaï]]. |
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[http://www.lanaturnerjournal.com/current/35-issue32/54-letter-from-new-york?92f5ee08911f163036a8a5033e8594bc=f5b9a655cea4ba50f8fe73d79ea640fc An essay on Hantaï] by the poet [[Ben Lerner]] |
[http://www.lanaturnerjournal.com/current/35-issue32/54-letter-from-new-york?92f5ee08911f163036a8a5033e8594bc=f5b9a655cea4ba50f8fe73d79ea640fc An essay on Hantaï] by the poet [[Ben Lerner]] |
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUduBN6--bs Youtube video of the artist's exhibition in New York City] |
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[http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/artists/simon-hanta/ Youtube video of Hantai's exhibition at Galerie Fournier in Paris] |
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[http://www.paulkasmingallery.com/artists/simon-hanta/ Artist's page and biography on Paul Kasmin Gallery website] |
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Simon Hantaï (born 7 December 1922, Bia, Hungary – died in Paris, 12 September 2008;[1] took French nationality in 1966) is a painter generally associated with abstract art.
Biography
After studying at the Budapest School of Fine Art, he travelled through Italy on foot and moved to France in 1948. André Breton wrote the preface to his first exhibition catalogue in Paris, but in 1955 Hantaï broke with the surrealist group over Breton's refusal to accept any similarity between the surrealist technique of automatic writing and Jackson Pollock's methods of action painting.
In 1960, Hantaï developed his technique of "pliage" (folding): the canvas is folded and scrunched, then doused with colour, and unfolded, leaving apparent blank sections of the canvas interrupted by vibrant splashes of colour. He stated: "The pliage developed out of nothing. It was necessary to simply put myself in the place of someone who had seen nothing... in the place of the canvas. You could fill the folded canvas without knowing where the edge was. You don't know where things stop. You could even go further, and paint with your eyes closed." ("Le pliage ne procédait de rien. Il fallait simplement se mettre dans l'état de ceux qui n'ont encore rien vu; se mettre dans la toile. On pouvait remplir la toile pliée sans savoir où était le bord. On ne sait plus alors où cela s'arrête. On pouvait même aller plus loin et peindre les yeux fermés.")
Starting in 1960, Hantaï ranged his works in series, some very white, others full of colour (subtle shades or vibrant).
- Mariales (Cloaks) (1960-1962)
- Meuns (1967-1968)
- Etudes (Studies) (1969)
- Les Blancs (the Whites) (1973-1974)
- Les Tabulas (from 1974)
- Les Laissees (Leftovers)(1981-1994)
A retrospective of his work was held at the Centre Pompidou in 1976, and in 1982 he represented France at the Venice Biennale.[2]
A representative collection of Hantaï's works is held in the Musée Fabre, Montpellier.[3]
His sons are the musicians Marc, Jérôme and Pierre Hantaï.
External links
An essay on Hantaï by the poet Ben Lerner
References
New York Times Obituary of Simon Hantaï: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/arts/design/03hantai.html?_r=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
- ^ Décès du peintre Simon Hantaï Le Figaro, 15 September 2008
- ^ Tom McDonough, Hantai's Challenge to Painting, Art in America, March 1999.
- ^ The Hantaï Collection, Musée Fabre website.
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