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My Take
Yves Klein fascinates me because he compressed an entire artistic revolution into a life that ended at just 34. That impossible blue he patented feels less like a color and more like a doorway, and I love that he was a serious judoka as well as a painter, as if bodily discipline and spiritual emptiness were the same pursuit. As a forerunner of performance, minimal, and conceptual art, he matters far beyond his short years. I admire artists who burn fast and leave behind something nobody can imitate, and Klein is exactly that kind of comet.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yves Klein
- Name (Japanese)
- 20 世紀のフランスの視覚芸術家
- Reading
- 20 世紀のふらんすの視覚芸術家
- Born
- April 28, 1928 – June 6, 1962
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sculptor / judoka / draftsperson / performance artist / conceptual artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.yvesklein.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
Frequently asked questions
When was Yves Klein born?
April 28, 1928 – June 6, 1962.
Where is Yves Klein from?
Yves Klein is from Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
What does Yves Klein do?
Yves Klein works as sculptor, judoka, draftsperson, performance artist, conceptual artist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.