Jean-paul cleren: (1940). Opera du silence. Kleur lithografie, atelier gourdon paris, motief grote: 44 x 55 cm. Blad grootte: 56 x 76 cm. Beschrijving: jean-paul cleren is seen as an established contemporary artist, jean-paul cleren was born in 1940. Also born in 1940 and of this same generation are chen yishui, don bonham, clara bisutti, nobuyoshi araki, and cointet guy de. Further biographical context for jean-paul cleren jean-paul cleren was born in 1940, grew up during the 1960s and was influenced by the artistic atmosphere of the time. Art turned into a vehicle for ideologies and other agendas, with pop and minimalism appearing concurrently as the most significant art movements of the decade. Pop art in new york city embraced the culture of mass media and mass consumerism, with artists such as andy warhol, roy lichtenstein and tom wesselmann getting stimulated by television, comic strips, billboards and other products of the rise of capitalism for their artworks. On the other side of the country, the west coast in california, the first features of what would be known as conceptual art were blossoming. Minimalism established the crucial idea that art should exist in its own reality, and not try to mimic the physical world. Born of a desire to erase all pre-established conceptions about art, minimalism became a radically progressive movement, highly influential worldwide, with artists such as frank stella, donald judd and dan flavin as key figures. Morris louis, kenneth noland and helen frankenthaler were artists who sought to delve into some of the most fundamental philosophies of abstract expressionism, while getting rid of the expressive and highly personal aspect it would often associated with it. This led to the creation of colour field painting, deeply identifying with minimalism. The iconic contemporary art movements that echoed through the wave of radicalism of the 1960s also had their own distinctions and scopes, distinctive to different areas or countries. Spatialism, for instance, was founded in italy by lucio fontana and piero manzoni, and its ideologies embraced by the zero group in germany. Across europe, the philosophy of existentialism deeply influenced artists like francis bacon and alberto giacometti, who strived to depict the raw human emotions often associated with reflections on death and the lingering anxiety of the meaninglessness of life.