French conceptual artist known for his work featuring handwritten texts with quirky messages that had mass appeal
The French conceptual artist Ben Vautier – known simply as “Ben” – who has died aged 88, was best known for his Écritures – trademark painted epigrams in a simple cursive script on a monochrome background.
Instantly recognisable with their bold messages to the world, sometimes humorous, often political, always thought-provoking, his “writings” shout out from the canvas as if craving to be heard. “In my Écritures it is not the aestheticism that counts,” Ben said in 2010, in conversation with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. “I write to be read and understood. It’s the meaning that has to come across.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/jun/20/ben-vautier-obituary
Author : Marcus Williamson
Publish date : 2024-06-20 16:46:11
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