Constant Anton Nieuwenhuys (July 21, 1920 – August 1, 2005) was one of the foremost innovators of Unitary Urbanism. Generally known simply as Constant, in 1948 he founded the Experimentele Groep Holland with Corneille, Karel Appel and Jan Nieuwenhuys. They then went on to link up with Christian Dotrement, Joseph Noiret, Belgium and Asger Jorn, Denmark to form CoBrA. Scorched Earth I (1951) is one of his noted works from this period. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (born 1922), better known under his pseudonym Corneille, is a Belgian artist. ... Karel Appel (born April 25, 1921) is a painter, born in Amsterdam. ... Jan in his studio in 1952 The Dutch painter Jan Nieuwenhuys is one of the early active founders of the Dutch Experimentalists group (Reflex) that later became part of CoBrA. Jan lived and worked his whole life in Amsterdam from 1922 until his death in 1986. ... Asger Jorn (March 3, 1914 - May 1, 1973) was born in Vejrum, Jutland, Denmark under the name Oluf Jørgensen. ... COBRA was a post-World War II European avant-garde movement (the name is derived from the initials of the members home cities: Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

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"Creation and revolutionary struggle have the same objective: the realisation of life."