Each art student was assigned an artist for their expo. I was matched up the Daniel Buren, a conceptual artist who started during the avant garde movement and continues to display his works today. The two main things to know about Daniel are: Outil Visuel and In Situ. Outil Visuel is his pattern of work. He always uses vertical stripes measuring 8.7 cm in white and another color. They model the fabric on French style awnings. Next, In Situ means that he paints/sculpts/designs each work in an certain place. He uses the surrounding architecture to inspire his work. He had a piece up, Peinture-Sculpture in the Guggenheim in 1971. He also chooses his places very careful, most of the time to either make a political statement or just a French statement slightly mocking the place. One of his only permanent pieces is at the Palais Royal in Paris. It’s a courtyard behind the Comdie Francais and Ministre du Culture. It consists of 260 black and white striped columns of different heights. I’ve visited a few times and there are always children playing on the pillars. It’s a nice place to sit and enjoy some sunshine or pastries. One time I went and it was closed because of fear of black ice. Check out the pictures and google Daniel Buren, he has some amazing artworks in Belgium and around Europe.
*Daniel Buren was also the artist that we had to write about for our final exam. Yes!
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