Yves Klein’s work is structured around the reduction of art to direct perceptual encounter. Through monochrome surfaces, performances, and spatial gestures, he removed composition in favor of immediacy. The development of International Klein Blue produced an optical field rather than an image, registering presence through saturation and scale. Klein extended this logic to the body, void, and atmosphere, allowing space itself to operate as material. Despite theatrical framing, the work remains disciplined, removing mediation so color and space act directly on perception.
Yves Klein was a French artist known for monochrome works and conceptual practices exploring immateriality, color, and perception.
