Using light to translate geometry into art was his passion, particularly emphasizing circles and lines. His philosophy of art was akin to
minimalism, and he believed that an artist should be a facilitator rather than cultivate the identity of an isolated genius.
« By the early Sixties, my friends in the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel and I had become convinced that the age of painting, of canvases and sculptures had come to an end, over forever. »
François Morellet
In his own compositions he liked to incorporate elements of the random, as he focused more on the process of creation rather than solely on the product. Besides an obsession with light and shape, he had a whimsical sense of humor, shown in his penchant for titling his pieces with forms of w
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Using light to translate geometry into art was his passion, particularly emphasizing circles and lines. His philosophy of art was akin to
minimalism, and he believed that an artist should be a facilitator rather than cultivate the identity of an isolated genius.
« By the early Sixties, my friends in the Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel and I had become convinced that the age of painting, of canvases and sculptures had come to an end, over forever. »
François Morellet
In his own compositions he liked to incorporate elements of the random, as he focused more on the process of creation rather than solely on the product. Besides an obsession with light and shape, he had a whimsical sense of humor, shown in his penchant for titling his pieces with forms of wordplay such as palindromes and puns. François Morellet’s works have been shown for decades in many exhibitions all over the world, and he also had his work commissioned for public locations in France and the Netherlands. (
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