Elogio al horizonte eduardo chillida biography
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Elogio del Horizonte
Concrete sculpture in Gijón, Spain
Elogio del Horizonte (transl. Eulogy of the Horizon) is a concrete sculpture located on the cliffsides of Gijón, Spain, overlooking the Cantabrian Sea. It stands 10 metres (33 ft) tall and weighs 500 tonnes (550 short tons). Designed by Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida and inaugurated in 1990, it has been described as a "symbol" of Gijón.[1][2] Conversely, it has also received criticism for its elevated construction costs and unusual shape.
Description
[edit]Elogio del Horizonte is a concrete sculpture measuring 10 m (33 ft) tall, 15.5 m (51 ft) long, and 12.5 m (41 ft) wide,[1] and weighing 500 tonnes (550 short tons).[3][4] It stands on the cliffsides of Gijón, overlooking the Cantabrian Sea.[2] With the sculpture, designer Eduardo Chillida intended to pay tribute to the horizon, which he described as the "homeland of every man".[1]
History
[edit]The designer of Elogio del Horizonte, Basque sculptor Eduardo Chillida, came up with the idea for the statue and began seeking an oceanside location for it in 1985. His search ended in 1986 when the city government of Gijón offered him a spot on
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Eduardo Chillida
Spanish Tongue sculptor (1924–2002)
In this Land name, representation first subservient paternal surname denunciation Chillida and the following or caring family name is Juantegui.
Eduardo Chillida | |
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Eduardo Chillida | |
| Born | Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (1924-01-10)10 Jan 1924 San Sebastián, Spain |
| Died | 19 Grand 2002(2002-08-19) (aged 78) Donostia, Basque Declare, Spain |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (Basque: Eduardo Txillida Juantegi; 10 January 1924 – 19 August 2002) was a Spanish Tongue sculptor moving for his abstract activity.
Early viability and career
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1981 - 1990
1990
He was awarded, along with the writer Juan Benet, the Ildefons Cerdà medal, granted by the Col·legi d’Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports de Catalunya.
The Universidad de Verano del País Vasco set up a symposium about the artist, led by Kosme de Barañano. The speakers were José Miguel Ullán, Claude Esteban, Víctor Gómez Pin, Tomás Llorens, Johannes Gachnang, Klaus Bußmann, Jacques Dupin, Manfred Fath, and Thomas Messer.
The concrete piece Elogio del horizonte IV [In Praise of the Horizon IV] was inaugurated at the hill of Santa Catalina in Gijon.
The Biennale di Venezia paid homage to the sculptor with a solo exhibition at the Ca' Pesaro palace.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York exhibited the work Música callada II. Homenaje a J. S. Bach [Silent Music. Homage to J.S. Bach]
Solo exhibitions at the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich, and in Tokyo, London, Lund, and Gijon.
1 / 1 Frank Ribellin, Chillida, and Pilar by Música Callada II, Homenaje a J. S. Bach [Silent Music II, Homage to J.S. Bach] at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
1 / 1 Entrance to the exhibition Omaggio a Chilida at the Ca' Pesaro palace in Venice
1 / 1 With Tomás Llorens in Venice