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1908 Orio - 2003 San Sebastián. Known for: Abstract sculpture, modernism, and the exploration of emptiness and space.
Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in... Read full biography
Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in the work of sculptors, painters, and architects from the 1950s to the present day. Self-taught,... Read full biography
Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in the work of sculptors, painters, and architects from the 1950s to the present day. Self-taught, Oteiza began his career creating sculptures within the orbit of expressionism and primitivism, drawing inspiration from Gauguin, Picasso, and Derain. After a long stay in South America, he developed both... Read full biography
Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in the work of sculptors, painters, and architects from the 1950s to the present day. Self-taught, Oteiza began his career creating sculptures within the orbit of expressionism and primitivism, drawing inspiration from Gauguin, Picasso, and Derain. After a long stay in South America, he developed both the theoretical and practical foundations of his aesthetics. This intellectual exploration was reflected in texts such as Letter to the Artists of America (1944) and The Aesthetic Interpretation of American Megalithic Statuary (1952). During these... Read full biography
Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in the work of sculptors, painters, and architects from the 1950s to the present day. Self-taught, Oteiza began his career creating sculptures within the orbit of expressionism and primitivism, drawing inspiration from Gauguin, Picasso, and Derain. After a long stay in South America, he developed both the theoretical and practical foundations of his aesthetics. This intellectual exploration was reflected in texts such as Letter to the Artists of America (1944) and The Aesthetic Interpretation of American Megalithic Statuary (1952). During these years, he also taught at the School of Ceramics in Buenos Aires. Returning to Spain at the end of the 1940s, Oteiza’s work shifted from mas... Read full biography
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Jorge Oteiza was born in 1908 in Orio, Spain, and died in 2003 in San Sebastián. He is regarded as one of the fundamental Basque artists of the 20th century, whose influence continues to resonate in the work of sculptors, painters, and architects from the 1950s to the present day.
Self-taught, Oteiza began his career creating sculptures within the orbit of expressionism and primitivism, drawing inspiration from Gauguin, Picasso, and Derain. After a long stay in South America, he developed both the theoretical and practical foundations of his aesthetics. This intellectual exploration was reflected in texts such as Letter to the Artists of America (1944) and The Aesthetic Interpretation of American Megalithic Statuary (1952). During th...But wait, there's more...
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