Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French painter best known for his “pliage” technique, in which he folded, tied, and bound canvas before painting it, then unfolded it to reveal intricate patterns of color and negative space. His method merged chance with control, producing rhythmic and luminous compositions.
Hantaï’s work played a major role in postwar French abstraction.
Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French painter known for the pliage folding technique that creates patterned, luminous abstractions.
Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French abstract painter known for pliage—folded canvases painted and unfolded into rhythmic color fields.
