Historical and Cultural Context
Drawing Prompt
Christo [Christo Vladimirov Javacheff] (1935-) b. Bulgaria

“Whenever we have a new idea, we get so excited that we talk about it to everybody, we show the drawings to everybody, we have no secrets.” - http://www.icelebz.com/quotes/christo/

Media emphasis: Abstract painter, designer, photographer, typographer, printmaker, and poet.

Art movement(s): Nouveau Réalisme (New Realism)

Principles and elements of design: contrast, emphasis, form, movement, rhythm, shape, space

Helpful links: http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/

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