Christo
Christo
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude were a married couple who created environmental works of art. Christo and Jeanne-Claude were born on the same day, June 13, 1935; Christo in Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and Jeanne-Claude in Morocco. They first met in Paris in October 1958. They then fell in love through creating art work together...
NationalityBulgarian
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth13 June 1935
CountryBulgaria
proposed
Some of the projects we've proposed over the years have been refused. But we never do other people's ideas; our ideas come out of our two hearts and our two heads.
artists became illegal moved three time
In 1964, Jeanne-Claude and I became illegal aliens. That's when we moved here from Paris. And for three years, we were illegal aliens living in an illegal building. At that time, some artists started to move to SoHo, and they put A.I.R. - artists-in-residence - up on their windows.
art related york
Often the art in New York is related to the buildings, to grandiose things.
happened life next november project river truly
But now, today, we don't know if Over the River is truly the next project to be realized, because something very nice happened to our life in November in New York.
australia decided four played produce similar
I decided to produce my own pitch, which was similar to the one on which we played Australia four years ago.
dry leaving quickly risk time
I can't take the risk of leaving too much moisture in the pitch. At this time of the year, one does not know how quickly it's going to dry out.
conditions definitely latest pitches prepared season weather
The latest I've prepared pitches for a Test so late in the season has been mid-April. Weather conditions will definitely play a role.
arkansas block chose habitable high human river screen trees view
We chose the Arkansas River because it is so habitable there is so much human activity. Also, there is no screen of trees to block the view of the river and there are high banks,
arkansas both permit realized state trying work
The other work we started in 1992, it is called Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River in the state of Colorado, we haven't got the permit yet. And, we are working at both of those, trying to get the permit. Therefore, we do not know which one will be realized next.
art artists identity projects reveal slightest work
We are probably the only artists in the world who have a 2,000-page book on a work of art that doesn't exist. But in this way, these projects reveal their identity through this whole process. When I'm starting, I only have the slightest idea of how the work of art will exist.
people
The only place where people in Manhattan walk for leisure is in the park.
japan permission project work wrap
We never work on only one project because we never know if we will get permission for a project. So, for 'Over the River,' we started in 1992. I was just finishing 'The Umbrellas' in Japan and California, and I was also working on getting permission to wrap the Reichstag.
drawings except technical
We don't sell technical drawings except when they are incorporated into a drawing or a collage.
central york
And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.