comenius constantin brancusi
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Constantin
Brncui(1876 1957)
He was a Romaniansculptor with overwhelmingcontributions to the renewal
of vision and language artsin contemporary sculpture.
The National Museum ofParis owns most of hissculptures.
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Hobi a Brncu!i grew up in the village
of Hobi"a Romania# $%or&
county'# near Trgu (iu city#
close to Romania)s *arpathian
Mountains# an area +nown for
its rich tradition of fol+ crafts#
particularly woodcarving.
%eometric patterns of the region
are seen in his later wor+s.
The Memorial House of BrThe Memorial House of Brncu incu i
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*onstantin Brncu!i is the founder of modernsculpture.
He tries to surprise the essence of world using styled
shapes which become symbols. He is loo+ing for primary shapes# the hori,on of life-s
genesis and the crucial moments of life birth# love#wor+# death.
The sculptural ensemble in Trgu-Jiu (The Column of Infinite, TheTable of silence and The Gate of the Kiss) is actually a funerary
monument dedicated to the heroes ho fought in !orld !ar I"
*onstantin Brncu!i mi/es the simplicity of The Romanian fol+ art with
the Parisian avant0garde.
Trgu -Trgu -
JiuJiu
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Other sculptures
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