Daniel Buren, acrylic on striped cloth, 1984
French artist Daniel Buren is known worldwide for his concept of alternating white and coloured stripes. That’s all there is to it, but the most important thing for Buren is the creative process. His artwork always consists of stripes that are systematically 8.7 cm wide, and the context in which the work will be placed. The artist challenges the notion of the autonomy of a work of art and what is expected of it. Since the 1960s, he has applied his fixed pattern to all kinds of materials, often in an architectural whole, from painted walls to glassware. Throughout his career, he has expanded his concept, but always adhering to a systematic motif.
‘Les deux bandes extrêmes blanches’ is a monumental example of his basic concept. Daniel Buren used a canvas intended for an awning with his chosen motif, his only intervention consists solely of painting both outer strips white. In doing so, he makes a statement about the limitations of artistic intervention.
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