biography
pronunciation:
[chilyeeda]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1924–2002)
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| biography:
| Spanish sculptor, born in San Sebastián, N Spain. He continued in the tradition of cast-iron sculpture begun earlier by his compatriots Gargallo and González, but abandoned the figurative element which persisted in their work. His sculptures, formed of entwined bars and plates of cast iron, in general owe their impact to the attractive emotional obscurity of the entwined forms, and not to figurative suggestions which are really remote. In 1954 he built four iron doors for the Basilica of Aránzazu, and in 1955 the Monumento a Fleming in San Sebastián. Among his most celebrated works are Música Callada (1955), Rumor de Límites (1959), Yunque de sueños (1955), and Modulación del espacio (1963, Tate Gallery). He has exhibited internationally many times, and among his awards are the Premio de la Biennal de Venecia (1958), the Premio Andrew W Mellon (1978, shared with W de Kooning) and the Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Artes (1987). |
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