A Nouveau Realiste, like Arman, César (1921-98, France) became known for his use of scrap material. A lack of means led him in 1960 to begin his compressions of cars that he found on worksites, and which he later applied to other 'compressible' objects: metal boxes, tubes of toothpaste, musical instruments, and so on. A later series of works were his expansions of polyurethane, which he poured in generous quantities over the floor. View available works Return to the main artists page Copper compression Cesar 88 x 51.5 x 28 cm / 34 1/2 x 20 x 11 in. 1960 - 1993