The starkly primitive “Theatre de Memorie, 1977,” by artistic rebel Jean Dubuffet, flaunted his loathing of exceptional places and people by depicting two depersonalized individuals lost among the masses. Dubuffet’s Art Brut (Raw Art) style infuriated the art world and produced a new, universally understood creative language. Fiercely violating aesthetic traditions, Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) was inspired by the artwork of children and the insane, who he believed were uncontaminated by culture. Although Dubuffet's work was often scorned, it strongly influenced the birth of Pop Art and neo-Dadaism.
Jean Dubuffet (1901 – 1985) was a controversial French artist who produced a universally understood creative language that violated all artistic norms. Originally a wine merchant, Dubuffet founded Art Brut (Raw Art), a stark, primitive style inspired by the pure, uncontaminated artwork of children and the insane. He fiercely rejected concepts of beauty and ugliness by depicting dehumanized subjects lost in the chaos of tight spaces. Dubuffet enhanced many of his works with an impasto of asphalt, pebbles and glass. Although Dubuffet's artwork often provoked loathing, it strongly influenced the dawn of Pop Art and neo-Dadaism.
This fine art silkscreen print was produced in a limited edition of 2000 prints. Published in 1977. Condition A: Mint