Bernard Aubertin
1934-2015
The French artist Bernard Aubertin belonged to the ZERO movement and took part in documenta 6 in 1977. His encounter with Yves Klein was a decisive experience. From then on, Aubertin committed himself to a monochrome way of working that made the colour red the main subject of his artistic oeuvre. He created panel paintings through which the artist inserted nails to cover these nail structures with red paint and thick, impasto application using a variety of techniques.
In 1969, Aubertin wrote in his artistic manifesto: "Through the colour red, I have the feeling of identifying with the fire, with this fire, which I would like to possess and which, in fact, I was to acquire four years later." Experts predict a renaissance for the artist; his work has so far been considered underrated and for that reason alone has the potential to increase in value.
