Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Txillida Juantegi
Born: January 10, 1924; San Sebastián , Spain
Died: August 19, 2002; San Sebastián, Spain
Nationality: Spanish
Art Movement: Abstract Art
Painting School: El Paso
Soundtrack:
Johann Sebastian Bach - Lute Suite BWV 995
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Recorded in Schottenkirche Erfurt in July 2020
Eduardo Chillida is a Spanish artist known for his colossal public installations. Working primarily in iron, wood and steel, Chillida's sculptures reflect her interest in space and materiality. “The sculptures are very large and my work is a revolt against gravity,” he explains. “There is a dialectic between empty and full space”. Like his fellow Spaniard Antoni Tàpies, the sculptor works in the field of abstraction, using geometric and connected forms to create oversized and physically imposing works. Born on January 10, 1924 in San Sebastián in Spain, Chillida studied architecture at the University of Madrid then turned to art and moved to Paris in 1948. On his return to Spain in the 1950s, he became interested in to light, landscapes and issues related to space. He won the International Grand Prix for sculpture at the Venice Biennale in 1958 and died on August 19, 2002 in his hometown of San Sebastián in Spain at the age of 78. His own museum, the Museo Chillida-Leku, was founded in 2000 in Hermani, Spain.