Dimensions: object: 381 x 89 x 95 mm
Copyright: The Work of Naum Gabo © Nina & Graham Williams/Tate, London 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Naum Gabo's "Model for a 'Monument to the Unknown Political Prisoner'." The open structure is fascinating. What do you see in its form? Curator: The intersecting planes create a dynamic interplay of positive and negative space. Notice how the artist uses linear elements to define volume, challenging traditional notions of mass and solidity. Editor: It's like a sketch in three dimensions! Curator: Precisely. The sculpture embodies a formal purity, reducing architecture to its essential components. Editor: Thank you, I hadn't thought of it in that way before. Curator: Considering these elements allows us to appreciate its sophisticated spatial organization.
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This model was Gabo's entry to the Unknown Political Prisoner competition. The competition was won by Reg Butler. In the final exhibition of entries at the Tate Gallery in 1953, Gabo was one of four artists awarded a second prize. In the catalogue he noted: 'the tyrant wants us to be in fear of him and the artist's task is not to perpetuate that fear but rather to encourage resistance. The conception of my image for the monument is glory to him who goes to the stake and vanquishes the fear of pain and torture for the sake of his belief.' Gallery label, November 1994
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