Jean Miotte " Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection"
The Chelsea Art Museum
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Jean Miotte was born in Paris in 1926 and is one of the prime movers of informel art. He has been creating works of art since 1948, working from 1958 with Sam Francis, Joan Mitchell, Jean-Paul Riopelle and Nicolas de Staël at the Paris Gallery of Jaques Dubourg. Having had his works exhibited throughout the world in subsequent decades, with wide media coverage, Jean Miotte is now acknowledged as one of the most celebrated French representatives of Informal painting: His works are currently to be found in museums and major galleries in Europe, America and Asia. The artist works and lives in Paris, southern France and New York.
Jean Miotte is known for his powerful use of colour. All his works are
characterized by a directness in which his expressive gesture acquires a key role. He transforms the canvas into a vibrant surface, an area of tension between colours in which a considered formal consciousness as well as artistic spontaneity leave their imprint.
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from February 22, 2008 to May 17, 2008
The Museum's galleries/exhibitions will be closed for special events on Tuesday 4/8, Wednesday 4/9, Saturday 4/26.