Cobra Movement Art
Apr 3 2012 cobra was a european avant garde movement active from 1948 to 1951.
Cobra movement art. The cobra avant garde art cobra is a group that comprises of european artists that promotes avant garde movement. Cobra was a milestone in the development of tachisme and european abstract expressionism. He considers himself an abstract expressionist. Overview of the cobra group officially formed in a parisian café on november 8 th 1948 in a meeting organized by asger jorn cobra artists came from three countries denmark belgium and holland that had been isolated from each other for years under nazi rule.
Stephane is a member of the armory center and the photographic centre at west palm beach. A breakthrough in modern art which has has affected artistic expressions and ideas about art to the present day. See more ideas about art cobra art art movement. About the cobra artist.
According to nathalie aubert the group only lasted officially for three years 1948 to 1951. In the years following world war ii they caused a revolution. Copenhagen co brussels br amsterdam a. 4 gebundene ausgabe 128 seiten datumseintrag im vorsatz sonst einwandfrei sauber.
Asger jorn creating a relief with a scooter in albisola 1959. Some still consider it the last major avant garde movement of the last century and the catalyser behind european abstract expressionism. Cobra was an international movement of young pioneering artists. It was christian dotremont who gave meaning to the word cobra it is the initials of the home cities of the varying members of the group which includes copenhagen brussels and amsterdam.
It existed from the year 1948 to 1951. After that period each artist in the group developed their own individual paths. Cobra group 1948 1951 the european equivalent of the gesturalism or action painting style of american abstract expressionism cobra was a non conformist avant garde movement founded by painters sculptors and graphic artists from the danish group host the dutch group reflex and the belgian revolutionary surrealist group. Cobra was perhaps the last avant garde movement of the twentieth century.
The cobra avant garde movement in art formed at café notre dame in 1948 cobra was a highly influential art group which only existed for three years.