Jeanne Claude and Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental art. Their work primarily consisted of wrapping the essence of solid structures and places they chose to create their pieces to make them become seamless, airy, and nomadic structures. The inspiration for their work derives from the two artists themselves. They have never created art that comes from other people's ideas. This duo completed around twenty projects, but twice as many have not succeeded. The artists could not get permission to move forward with the work and as a result, lost interest. They were both born on June 13, 1935. Jeanne-Claude passed away November 18, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City. Christo continues to create work.
Oftentimes I find myself struggling to execute a lot of the pieces that I come up with because they either seem too hard to do or circumstances do not allow me to do so. These two artists managed to change my perspective and attitude towards creating my art. They went through countless amounts of processes: paperwork, meetings, etc. just to be granted full permission to make something so grand. The way they managed to get something so structured and turn it into an organic object, fascinates me. They managed to make work that exceed the "normal size" standard and it allowed me to expand my range of thinking to hopefully make stronger work.
