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
central york
And the most unusual and surrealistic place in New York City is Central Park.
It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.
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We don't sell technical drawings except when they are incorporated into a drawing or a collage.
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We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy and beauty. We have never done a sad work. Through the drawings, we hope a majority will be able to visualize it.
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Now, to describe the process of the Wrapped Reichstag, which went from 1971 to '95, there is an entire book about that, because each one of our projects has its own book. The book is not an art book, meaning it's not written by an art historian.
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To keep that absolute freedom we cannot be obliged to anyone.
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New York City is one of the most walking cities in the world. We tried to design some structures that will enhance that simple act of walking.
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I escaped from my home country, Bulgaria, to Czechoslovakia and then to the West.
Now, there is no way to say how long some projects take, that's our principle.
But the drawings are not created only to be sold.
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I decided to produce my own pitch, which was similar to the one on which we played Australia four years ago.
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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.
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I want to give the teams a normal cricket wicket, one the guys can bat on, but which also rewards bowlers who can get it in the right areas.
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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.