Desocupación de la esfera (Emptying of the Sphere)
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Desocupación de la esfera (Emptying of the Sphere) is a seminal sculptural work by Spanish artist Jorge Oteiza that explores the dematerialization of form and the spiritual potential of empty space within a geometric volume.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desocupación de la esfera (Emptying of the Sphere) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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modern sculpture ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | sculpture ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
reduction of material presence
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spiritualization of form ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| artisticStrategy |
minimal intervention in volume
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reduction ⓘ |
| authorOfTheoreticalContext | Jorge Oteiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concept |
dematerialization
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spiritual potential of space ⓘ void ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Jorge Oteiza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Basque avant-garde
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Spanish postwar art ⓘ |
| describedAs | seminal sculptural work by Jorge Oteiza ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of sculptural form
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relationship between mass and void ⓘ spiritual potential of emptiness ⓘ |
| genre | abstract sculpture ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Basque sculpture
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Spanish modern sculpture ⓘ |
| hasShape | sphere ⓘ |
| hasType | geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
constructivism
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modernist abstraction ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
dematerialization of form
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empty space ⓘ geometric volume ⓘ spirituality in art ⓘ |
| material |
metal
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| movement |
abstract art
ⓘ
modernism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of empty space within a geometric volume
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theoretical importance in Oteiza's oeuvre ⓘ |
| partOf | Jorge Oteiza's experimental sculptural work ⓘ |
| placeAssociatedWith | Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Quousque tandem...! ⓘ |
| title |
Desocupación de la esfera
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Emptying of the Sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
hollowing out
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subtraction of volume ⓘ |
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