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Regarded as the forerunner of the up and coming Pop Art style, Fernand Leger was a French painter, sculptor and filmmaker, working in his own form of cubism, modified into a figurative style. He originally trained as an architect, and worked as an architectural draftsman in Paris in 1900.
This film remains one of the most influential experimental works in the history of cinema. The only film made directly by the artist Fernand Léger, it demonstrates his concern during this period—shared with many other artists of the 1920s—with the mechanical world. In Léger's vision, however, this mechanical universe has a very human face.
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With the arrival of the Europeans Josef Albers (1933) and Piet Mondrian (1940), and such major events as the exhibition Cubism and Abstract Art (1936), organized by the Museum of Modern Art, and the creation of the Museum of Non-Objective Art (1939, now the Guggenheim), the geometric tradition acquired a new resonance, but it was essentially ...
London. Tate Gallery. "Fernand Léger: An Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs and Book Illustrations," February 17–March 19, 1950, no. 48.
Jun 6, 2024 · Fernand Léger’s Nudes in the Forest represents a significant milestone in the artist’s career and the broader Cubist movement. Created between 1909 and 1910, this painting showcases Léger’s personal style, often called Tubism, characterized by cylindrical shapes and vivid colors.
Nov 23, 2018 · He taught throughout his life and many of his students went on to make waves in the art world. People such as Saloua Raouda Choucair, Louise Bourgeois, William Klein, Tarsila Do Amaral and Marlow Moss all graduated from his classes. Fernand Léger: New Times, New Pleasures is on at Tate Liverpool 23 November 2018 – 17 March 2019
