Naum Gabo (1890 - 1977)
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Naum Gabo, born in Bryansk, Russian Empire, attended Munich University, where he studied medicine, the natural sciences, and art history. In 1912, Gabo transferred to an engineering school in Munich, where he was introduced to abstract art upon meeting Wassily Kandinsky. His engineering education greatly contributed to his sculptural work, which often use machined elements. Gabo taught at 'VKhUTEMAS' the Higher Art and Technical Workshop, with Tatlin, Kandinsky, and Rodchenko. During this time, Gabo began to experiment with kinetic sculpture and his designs had become increasingly monumental. However, it being the height of civil war in Russia, Gabo had little opportunity to apply his designs to actual sculpture. In 1928, Gabo taught at the Bauhaus, during which he realized a design for a fountain in Dresden. In 1924, Gabo and Antoine Pevsner jointly exhibited work at the Galerie Percier in Paris.
Gabo's art was based on the exploration of space, which he often described as being done without having to depict mass. A leading figure in Moscow's avant garde in post-Revolution Russia, Gabo was heavily inspired and active in participating in artistic, scientific, and philosophical debates of the 20th century. In his works, Gabo uses time and space as construction elements--making them surreal and otherworldly. He has exhibited at the Tate Gallery and the Nasher Sculpture center.
Gabo's art was based on the exploration of space, which he often described as being done without having to depict mass. A leading figure in Moscow's avant garde in post-Revolution Russia, Gabo was heavily inspired and active in participating in artistic, scientific, and philosophical debates of the 20th century. In his works, Gabo uses time and space as construction elements--making them surreal and otherworldly. He has exhibited at the Tate Gallery and the Nasher Sculpture center.