Paul Cezanne and Martin Kippenberger

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Paul Cezanne and Martin Kippenberger

• By
• Brooke
• Kiara
• Scotty
• Daniel

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Biography

• Paul Cezanne was born on January, 19, 1839 in
  Aix-en-Provence to a wealthy banker. Paul grew up
  in South France for most of his life. His father
  always anticipated for his son to follow in his
  footsteps and join his business.

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Biography (cont.)

• Paul Cezanne had a boyhood companion named Emile
  Zola. They were best friends. Later, Zola gained
  fame as a novelist and man of letters. When
  Cezanne went to college, his friendship
  disappeared. He went to school studying law.
  After a few years of college, he decided he
  wanted to become an artist.

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• He moved to France with Emile Zola. While there,
  he met Camille Pissaro, who was his very good
  friend. Cezanne always admired Roman painter
  Eugene Delacroix, Gustave Courbet and Edward
  Manet.
• When he first started, he painted in dark tones.
  Camille Pissaro was a main inspiration.
• During 1872-1873, Cezanne converted his dark
  colors to bright, happy tones. He painted
  farmlands and rural villages.

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• Paul Cezanne died on October 22, 1906 in Aix-en
  Provence, France.

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Critics

• Critics were very harsh to Paul Cezanne. A
  nameless critic once said, Cezanne is nothing
  but a lamentable failure.
• Cezanne was very important. He gave people
  inspiration to follow their dreams. He struggled
  to disappoint his father but then made sure his
  dreams came true.

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Pictures
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Why was this important to us?

• We believe that this is important because Paul
  Cezanne continued to create beautiful art,
  despite the criticism he received. Cezanne was a
  stimulation in the world. He painted pictures of
  blissful scenes. It inspired us how he kept going
  although no one supported him. He persevered in
  the hardest times.
• Learning about this artist has taught us that we
  should never give up no matter what the
  circumstances.

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Martin Kippenberger

• Martin Kippenberger was born was born in December
  1953 in Dortmund, Germany.
• After his childhood in Dortmund, Martin moved to
  Hamburg to study art.
• After a year there, he moved to Berlin and became
  a business manager of the famous S.O 36 hall
  venue. While he was managing his industry,
  Kippenberger was working on his art.

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• Martin Kippenberger painted art that ridiculed
  the different types of art. He had combined humor
  with the respect of other artists.
• In 1980, he moved to Paris and worked on his
  first novel. After he finished writing, he moved
  to Cologne and worked with Albert Oehlen. He
  focused on art and created masterpieces.

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• In 1986, he held his first museum exhibit of his
  work in Hessiehes Landes museum in Darmstadt,
  Germany. After a good turn out, he held several
  solo exhibitions at the Hisshorn Museum in
  Washington D.C and the San Francisco Museum of
  Modern Art.
• Martin Kippenberger died in 1997 in Vienna,
  Austria.

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Pictures
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Critics

• Critics enjoyed his paintings. Like everyone
  else, they just laughed and the humor and
  sophistication of his paintings.
• There is a flamboyance, a defiant courting risk
  and an easy dexterity that is an unpredictable
  output.-Rod Mengham

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• Learning about Martin Kippenberger has taught us
  to laugh at ourselves and enjoy and value the
  world we live in. Martin never held back and we
  should always be able to share what is on our
  minds.

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Why this was important to us.

• Martin Kippenbergers character is what drew us
  to him. He showed that he tried everything
  possible to be known better. He traveled to show
  his work and he never gave up due to the language
  barriers or the struggle to become someone that
  people appreciate. He was persistent in his work
  and wanted people to laugh and enjoy the humor
  that people give. He motivated the world with
  amusement that helped others get through
  unfortunate periods.

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Credits

• www.notablebiographies.com
• www.askart.com
• www.saatchi-gallery.com
• www.repropaint.com
• www.trivia-library.com