Bernard Aubertin's Red Monochromes at ABC Arte in Genoa
Bernard Aubertin (1934-2015) discovered Yves Klein's monochrome paintings in Paris in 1957 and was immediately impressed. By 1958, he had begun exploring his own red monochrome, which he saw as an expression of vitality and energy, contrasting with Klein's spiritual blue. In 1962, Aubertin participated in the group exhibition Nul at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam as a founding member of the Zero movement. Fire later entered his works, transforming and destroying them to be reborn. The exhibition "La situazione pittorica del rosso" at ABC Arte in Genoa presents his Tableaux Feu, Tableaux Clous, and Parcours d'alumettes series—monochrome canvases animated by nails or matches, capturing the ephemeral variations of flame.
Key facts
- Bernard Aubertin discovered Yves Klein's work in Paris in 1957.
- Aubertin began his red monochrome series in 1958.
- He was a founding member of the Zero movement.
- Aubertin participated in the Nul group exhibition at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 1962.
- The exhibition at ABC Arte in Genoa is titled 'La situazione pittorica del rosso'.
- Works on display include Tableaux Feu, Tableaux Clous, and Parcours d'alumettes.
- Fire is a key element in Aubertin's later works.
- Aubertin was born in Fontenay-aux-Roses in 1934 and died in Reutlingen in 2015.
Entities
Artists
- Bernard Aubertin
- Yves Klein
Institutions
- ABC Arte
- Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Locations
- Genoa
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Fontenay-aux-Roses
- Reutlingen
- Germany
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands