Jorge Oteiza
Basque Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer (1908-2003) · Spain · On the map · Artists · Died at 94
Jorge Oteiza Enbil, was a Spanish sculptor, painter, designer and writer from the Basque Country, renowned for being one of the main theorists on Basque modern art. Oteiza was born in Orio. He moved to South America in 1935, just before the Spanish Civil War, and stayed there for 14 years.
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Oteiza Apostoluak (The apostles), sculptures on the Monastery of Arantzazu, hollowed out stone, 1950
"Construcción vacía", ("Void Construction") San Sebastián, Basque country, Spain.
Oteiza posing with the apostles during their creation
Variante ovoide de la desocupación de la esfera, in front of the Bilbao City HallAwards
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In 1963 he published Quosque tandem!, an essay about the aesthetics inherent to Basque soul, based on prehistoric art found in Basque regions and Basque people's anthropological roots. Three years on, he contributed to found the artistic group Gaur.
