The iron curtain

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The Iron Curtain is a project by Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the field of the art of wrapping. This work of art was created in 1962 from 89 oil barrels in a side street in Paris . It was one of their first projects that should cause a lot of public attention. The name is English and translated means iron curtain .

In 1958 the artist couple started their first projects. In the work Wrapped Cans and Bottles, Christo and Jeanne-Claude wrapped small cans and bottles with the help of cloths and cords or painted them with paint. With their art they wanted to live out their artistic freedom and illustrate the scope of the concept of art. The objects used should no longer be recognizable in their original form and thus induce the viewer to think about the natural appearance and normal function of the object.

description

The art project The Iron Curtain was created in 1962 in Paris on a side street, the Rue Visconti . The rue Visconti had many studios and galleries of artists and it formed the connection between two main streets in Paris, the rue Bonaparte and the rue de Seine. When the work of art was erected, this connection was broken, the thoroughfare was turned into a dead end and could no longer fulfill its original purpose.

The Iron Curtain was a wall of 89 oil drums that came from the warehouses of large corporations (such as Shell ) and were stacked between the houses on Rue Visconti. The erected wall was four meters wide, about four meters high and half a meter deep. The oil barrels used were not painted or changed in shape, so that the industrial colors and company names were retained. With their work, Jeanne-Claude and Christo symbolized and realized a rough cut in traffic and everyday life, and the power of a wall was shown.

idea

Christo developed the plan for The Iron Curtain in 1961 , the year the Berlin Wall was built. The work should therefore also represent a criticism of the Berlin Wall . By building the oil drum wall, they wanted to show what it is like when important connections are interrupted, the path is no longer accessible as it was before and what it feels like to be restricted in everyday life. By using oil barrels in their original form, the work of art does not appear alive, but rather dreary and dark, like the gray Berlin Wall.

The construction of the Rue Visconti and the use of old oil barrels were decisive for the implementation of their idea. This alley connects two major streets in Paris. The alley was blocked by the wall of oil barrels and the visitors or residents were thus moved to think about the importance of the connecting route for them. In addition, by knowing the origin and use of the barrels, they were able to think about the original use of such bodies and the meaning associated with them, even if this was not their actual intention.

Unlike the previous works by the artist couple, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, this project was of great importance, as it partially affected the everyday life of the Parisian population and traffic was restricted and even completely blocked in relation to this street.

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