Amadeo Gabino

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Estela de Venus (1973). Museo Arte Público, Madrid

Amadeo Gabino (* 1922 in Valencia , † 2004 in Madrid ) was a Spanish sculptor , painter and graphic artist .

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Gabino gained his first sculptural experience in the studio of his father, the sculptor Alfonso Gabino. Gabino studied between 1939 and 1944 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in San Carlos in Valencia. Scholarships allowed him to study in Rome (1949), Paris (1952) and at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts (1958–1960). During a study visit to New York (1961) sponsored by the Ford Foundation , he met Alexander Archipenko , Jacques Lipchitz and Alexander Calder .

As a representative of Spain, he took part in the Venice Biennale in 1956 and 1966 .

Prices

Gabino has received a number of awards including:

  • Alfons Roig Prize for Sculpture from the City of Valencia, 1998
  • International Sculpture Prize, Schwäbisch Hall , 1983 (according to another source 1987)
  • Graphic Prize, Hispano-American Biennale, Mexico, 1980
  • National Prize for Industrial Design, Valencia, 1980
  • 1st prize in the industrial design competition, Madrid, 1956
  • Grand Prize of the X Milan Triennial, 1954
  • 1st prize at the Hispano-American Biennale, Havana , Cuba, 1953
  • 3rd Prize, National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Madrid, 1950

Solo exhibitions (selection)

A catalog was published for the exhibitions marked with "K".

  • 1952 Sala Mateu, Valencia; Museo de Arte Moderno, Madrid
  • 1953 Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid
  • 1962 D'Arcy Galleries, New York
  • 1970 Amadeo Gabino: Plastik, graphics 1965–1970 . Municipal art collections, Ludwigshafen, exhibition in the Bürgermeister-Ludwig-Reichert-Haus, April 12 to May 10, 1970 K
  • 1973 Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao
  • 1988 Mönchehaus Museum Goslar
  • 1992 Amadeo Gabino: sculptures, collages, monotypes . Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, June 27 to August 30, 1992 K
  • 1994 Amadeo Gabino . Museo Juan Barjola, Gijón
  • 1998 Amadeo Gabino - iron sculptures, drawings, prints . Lentos Art Museum Linz
  • 2000 Amadeo Gabino Esculturas 1960-2000 . IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern , June 15 to August 27, 2000 K

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Even though Gabino was already creating abstract paintings around 1951, his sculptures initially remained figurative - for example female nudes in bronze. Between 1958 and 1960, in Hamburg, the first abstract sculptures were made, among others in iron. From 1961 onwards, Gabino developed abstract metal objects and his constructivist collages made of overlapping metal plates - not unlike a harness - through which he became internationally known. "The rounded metal sheets were artfully riveted together to form cubes, columns, reliefs and gates and symbolize the technical-industrial age." [Brigitte Reutner]

His works are represented in numerous museums, including the Museo Reina Sofía , Madrid, Museum of Fine Arts Bilbao , Andalusian Center for Contemporary Art, Seville , Brooklyn Museum , New York City, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas , Venezuela, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo , Chapultepec , Mexico, Lentos Art Museum Linz , or in the Kunsthalle Mannheim .

Amadeo Gabino: Homage to F. Schiller (1992)

From around 1990 Gabino created large-format works from COR-TEN steel , many of them for public spaces. Special mention should be made of the monumental sculptures Homage to Anton Bruckner (1998) on the Donaulände (Linz) , Austria, and Homage to Galileo (1992) in Madrid, Spain. They derive their effect from their expressive gesture on the one hand and Gabino's interest in architectural spatial situations on the other.

Public works (selection)

literature

  • Amadeo Gabino: sculptures, collages, monotypes . Catalog for the exhibition in the Kunsthalle Mannheim , June 27 - August 30, 1992
  • Amadeo Gabino Esculturas 1960-2000 . Catalog for the retrospective at the IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern , 2000. With texts by José Corredor-Matheos, Rafael Prats Rivelles, Manfred Fath, Peter Baum, Manuel Vicent and Patricia Molins. With exhibition directory and bibliography. [In English and Spanish] ISBN 84-482-2481-7 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gabino, Amadeo - Masdearte.com [in Spanish]
  2. ↑ Amadeo Gabino. Esculturas 1960–2000 ( Memento of January 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) - IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern , 2000 [In Spanish]
  3. ↑ Amadeo Gabino - Biografías y Vidas [in Spanish]
  4. ↑ a b Amadeo Gabino biography - RoGallery, Long Island City, New York [in English]
  5. ↑ a b Amadeo Gabino: Sculptures, collages, monotypes . Catalog for the exhibition in the Kunsthalle Mannheim , June 27 - August 30, 1992.
  6. ^ Amadeo Gabino (1922) - Museo Arte Público, Madrid
  7. ↑ a b Brigitte Reutner: forum metall - Donaupark Linz (PDF; 9.5 MB) - Lentos Art Museum Linz
  8. ↑ Museo Arte Público , Madrid [in Spanish]

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Commons : Amadeo Gabino  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Gabino, Amadeo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish sculptor, painter and printmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Valencia
DATE OF DEATH 2004
Place of death Madrid