Morellet was first a landart painter.
Then he switched to abstract painting.
His latest works are near to the Dadaists.
Francois Morellet
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| last name: | Morellet |
| first name: | Francois |
| birthday: | 1926 |
| birth-place: | Cholet (France) |
Summary
Biography
| 30.4.1926 | Born in Cholet-sur-Loire, Maine-et-Loire (FR) |
| 1946 | marriage with Danielle Marchand |
| since 1950 | abstract works |
| 1960 | co-founder of the artists’ association G.R.A.V. (Groupe de Recherche d’Art visuel), which existed until 1968 |
| since 1962 | outdoor works |
| since 1963 | light-installations with neon-tubes |
| 1964 | first participation at the “Documenta”, Kassel, Germany, with an interactive light-installation |
| 1970 | first “désintégrations architecturales”, installations in public space |
| 1973 | first works on wall from the series “tableaux déstabilisés” |
| 1996 | first works from the series. “lunatiques” with neon-tubes |
Artist Groups
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References
- Herzogenrath, Wulf & Nierhoff-Wielk, Barbara, eds. 2006. Vera Molnar. monotonie, symètrie, surprise. Bramsche:Rasch Verlag
- Rosen, Margit, ed. 2011. A Little-Known Story about a Movement, a Magazine, and the Computer's Arrival in Art: New Tendencies and Bit International, 1961-1973. Karlsruhe, Germany; Cambridge, Mass. USA:ZKM; MIT press
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