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'''Simon Hantaï''' (born [[8 December]] [[1922]], [[Biatorbágy]], [[Hungary]] – died in [[Paris]], [[12 September]] [[2008]];<ref>[http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2008/09/15/01011-20080915FILWWW00642-deces-du-peintre-simon-hantai.php Décès du peintre Simon Hantaï] ''Le Figaro'', 15 September 2008</ref> took [[France|French]] nationality in 1966) is a painter generally associated with [[abstract art]]. |
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'''Todd Gibson''' (born [[December 23]], [[1936]]) is an [[United States|American]] former racing driver from [[Morral, Ohio]]. |
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==Biography== |
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An accomplished Modified [[Stock car racing|stock car racer]], Gibson made his [[United States Auto Club|USAC]] [[Championship Car]] debut on in 1969 at the [[Milwaukee Mile]].<ref name="ccs">[http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/GibsonTodd.htm Todd Gibson], ChampCarStats.com</ref> He competed in one other race that year and failed to qualify for two more. He was away from Championship Cars until 1976 when he returned to compete in 8 races, mostly on the large speedways and finished 23rd in the national championship. In 1977 Gibson attempted to qualify for 10 races and qualified for 7, the [[Indianapolis 500]] being one of the races where he failed to make the field. Gibson registered his best Champ Car finish that year with a 4th place finish at [[Mosport]], his only road course start, backed up by 6th place finishes at [[Texas World Speedway|Texas]] and [[Trenton Speedway|Trenton]].<ref name="ccs" /> He finished a career-best 18th in the 1977 USAC Championship. In 1978 he made four starts on intermediate ovals with little success in his own [[All American Racers|Eagle]]-[[Offy]]. Gibson sided with USAC in the USAC-[[CART]] split of 1979 and competed in the first two races of the season at [[Ontario Motor Speedway|Ontario]] and Texas, but then failed to qualify for the Indy 500,<ref name="ccs" /> after which he retired from Champ Car competition. |
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After studying at the [[Budapest]] School of Fine Art, he travelled through [[Italy]] on foot and moved to France in 1949. [[André Breton]] wrote the preface to his first exhibition catalogue in Paris, but in 1955 Hantaï broke with the [[Surrealism|surrealist]] group over Breton's refusal to accept any similarity between the surrealist technique of [[automatic writing]] and [[Jackson Pollock]]'s methods of [[action painting]]. |
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In 1960, Hantaï developed his technique of "pliage" (folding): the canvas is folded and scrunched, then doused with colour, and unfolded, leaving apparent blank sections of the canvas interrupted by vibrant splashes of colour. He stated: "The pliage developed out of nothing. It was necessary to simply put myself in the place of someone who had seen nothing... in the place of the canvas. You could fill the folded canvas without knowing where the edge was. You don't know where things stop. You could even go further, and paint with your eyes closed." ("Le pliage ne procédait de rien. Il fallait simplement se mettre dans l'état de ceux qui n'ont encore rien vu; se mettre dans la toile. On pouvait remplir la toile pliée sans savoir où était le bord. On ne sait plus alors où cela s'arrête. On pouvait même aller plus loin et peindre les yeux fermés.") |
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Starting in 1960, Hantaï ranged his works in series, some very white, others full of colour (subtle shades or vibrant). |
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==External links== |
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* ''Mariales (Cloaks)'' (1960-1962) |
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*[http://www.retrorockets.org/feature_tgindy/feature_tgindy.htm Photos of Todd Gibson in 1977 at Indy] |
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* ''Meuns'' (1967-1968) |
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* ''Etudes (Studies)'' (1969) |
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* ''Les Blancs (the Whites)'' (1973-1974) |
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* ''Les Tabulas'' (from 1974) |
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* ''Les Laissees (Leftovers)''(1981-1994) |
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A retrospective of his work was held at the [[Centre Pompidou]] in 1976, and in 1982 he represented France at the [[Venice Biennale]].<ref>Tom McDonough, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_3_87/ai_54099526 ''Hantai's Challenge to Painting'', ''Art in America'', March 1999.]</ref> |
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A representative collection of Hantaï's works is held in the [[Musée Fabre]], [[Montpellier]].<ref>[http://museefabre-en.montpellier-agglo.com/index.php/visiter/l_oeuvre_en_vedette/archives/donation_hantai The Hantaï Collection, Musée Fabre website.]</ref> |
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His son is the harpsichordist [[Pierre Hantaï]]. |
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Simon Hantaï (born 8 December 1922, Biatorbágy, Hungary – died in Paris, 12 September 2008;[1] took French nationality in 1966) is a painter generally associated with abstract art.
Biography
After studying at the Budapest School of Fine Art, he travelled through Italy on foot and moved to France in 1949. André Breton wrote the preface to his first exhibition catalogue in Paris, but in 1955 Hantaï broke with the surrealist group over Breton's refusal to accept any similarity between the surrealist technique of automatic writing and Jackson Pollock's methods of action painting.
In 1960, Hantaï developed his technique of "pliage" (folding): the canvas is folded and scrunched, then doused with colour, and unfolded, leaving apparent blank sections of the canvas interrupted by vibrant splashes of colour. He stated: "The pliage developed out of nothing. It was necessary to simply put myself in the place of someone who had seen nothing... in the place of the canvas. You could fill the folded canvas without knowing where the edge was. You don't know where things stop. You could even go further, and paint with your eyes closed." ("Le pliage ne procédait de rien. Il fallait simplement se mettre dans l'état de ceux qui n'ont encore rien vu; se mettre dans la toile. On pouvait remplir la toile pliée sans savoir où était le bord. On ne sait plus alors où cela s'arrête. On pouvait même aller plus loin et peindre les yeux fermés.")
Starting in 1960, Hantaï ranged his works in series, some very white, others full of colour (subtle shades or vibrant).
- Mariales (Cloaks) (1960-1962)
- Meuns (1967-1968)
- Etudes (Studies) (1969)
- Les Blancs (the Whites) (1973-1974)
- Les Tabulas (from 1974)
- Les Laissees (Leftovers)(1981-1994)
A retrospective of his work was held at the Centre Pompidou in 1976, and in 1982 he represented France at the Venice Biennale.[2]
A representative collection of Hantaï's works is held in the Musée Fabre, Montpellier.[3]
His son is the harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï.
References
- ^ Décès du peintre Simon Hantaï Le Figaro, 15 September 2008
- ^ Tom McDonough, Hantai's Challenge to Painting, Art in America, March 1999.
- ^ The Hantaï Collection, Musée Fabre website.
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