Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida Juantegui ( 1924 – 2002 ) was a Spanish Basque Sculptor . Chillida's earliest sculptures concentrated on the human form (mostly torsos and Bust s); his later works tended to be more massive and more abstract, producing many monumental public works. Chillida himself tended to reject the label of "abstract", preferring instead to call himself a "realist sculptor". At their best his works, although massive and monumental, suggest movement and tension. For example, the largest of his works in the United States, "De Musica" is an 81-ton steel sculpture featuring two pillars with arms that reach out but do not touch. Much of Chillida's work is inspired by his Basque upbringing, and many of his sculptures' titles are in the Basque language Euskera . A large body of his work can be seen in the Basque city, San Sebastián (Donostia). His steel sculpture "De Música III" was exhibited at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the UK , as part of a retrospective of Chillida's work.
	Image:Elogio Chillida Gijonjpg''Elogio Del Horizonte (Eulogy To The Horizon)'', Concrete (1989),	"http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Gijón" class="copylinks">Gijón , Spain

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	1924 births

	2002 deaths

	basque sculptors

	contemporary sculptors

	spanish sculptors

	spanish engravers

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