Christo

¹ American  

[kris-toh] / ˈkrɪs toʊ /

noun

1. Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, 1935–2020, U.S. sculptor, born in Bulgaria: collaborator with wife, Jeanne-Claude.

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Christo- ² American  

1. a combining form representing Christ in compound words.

   Christophany.

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Christo ¹ British  

/ ˈkrɪstəʊ /

noun

1. full name Christo Javacheff. born 1935, US artist, born in Bulgaria; best known for works in which he wraps buildings, monuments, or natural features in canvas or plastic

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Christo- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating or relating to Christ

   Christology

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Etymology

Origin of Christo-

Christ, -o-

Example Sentences

He said the project, which will open next June after two years of work, was an homage to an earlier work by artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.

From Barron's

While Christo and Jeanne-Claude battled for 10 years to make their project a reality in the face of political reluctance, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo welcomed JR's plan calling it a "gift" to Paris.

From Barron's

Sarkozy said he would take two books with him into prison, a life of Jesus and the Count of Monte Christo, the story of a man wrongly imprisoned who escapes to wreak vengeance on his prosecutors.

From BBC

By 1970, sculptors Christo and Jeanne-Claude had just wrapped a million square-feet of coastal Australia in tarpaulin lashed with rope.

From Los Angeles Times

The buildings wouldn’t be fully wrapped like a Christo art project, he said.

From Los Angeles Times