Yves Klein, “La Grande Anthropométrie Bleue”, ca.1960 as a young man, Yves Klein moved to Tokyo to study Judo. he obtained a black belt, and returned back to Paris, where, surprisingly, he was unable to achieve success as a Judo fighter. he then decided to focus on his second biggest life passion - art and painting. even though the artist unwillingly quit the sport, he continued looking at movement through his paintings. in 1961, Klein patented bright, ultramarine colour under the name “International Klein Blue”. for the Anthropométrie Bleue series, Klein used nude female bodies as natural brushes. by pressing the bodies against the canvas, he tried to recreate the traditional theme of female nude; but to also portray his rejection of the idea of three-dimensionality in painting. #art #artlover #artislife #artislove #artoftheday #artcyclopaedia #postmoderart #performance #yvesklein #anthropometriebleue #internationalkleinblue #parisart #frenchart #judo #conteptualart #performanceart #minimalism #blue #femalebody #guerrillagirls guerrillagirls #canvas