Compression automobiles
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Compression automobiles is a series of sculptural works by French artist César Baldaccini in which he compacts and compresses cars into dense, abstract metal forms, emblematic of the Nouveau Réalisme movement.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sculpture series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Car Compressions
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Compressions ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
critique of consumer society
ⓘ
elevate industrial waste to art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
found object art
ⓘ
industrial art ⓘ junk art ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | metallic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | César Baldaccini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
automobile
ⓘ
car ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
art galleries
ⓘ
museums of modern art ⓘ |
| genre | abstract sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual compressed car sculptures ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced | later sculptural uses of scrap metal ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
readymade tradition
ⓘ
urban industrial environment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
automobile
ⓘ
scrap metal ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| movement | Nouveau Réalisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementRole | key example of Nouveau Réalisme practice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emblematic status in Nouveau Réalisme
ⓘ
use of crushed cars as sculptural material ⓘ |
| partOf | César Baldaccini oeuvre ⓘ |
| period | 20th century art ⓘ |
| productionMethod | mechanical compression of vehicles ⓘ |
| shapeCharacteristic | dense compact blocks ⓘ |
| technique |
compaction
ⓘ
compression ⓘ |
| theme |
consumerism
ⓘ
mass production ⓘ transformation of everyday objects ⓘ waste and recycling ⓘ |
| usesObjectType |
discarded cars
ⓘ
wrecked automobiles ⓘ |
| usesProcess | industrial car crusher ⓘ |
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