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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

# The bird inThe bird inspacespace

MissMissPoganyPogany

CarolCarolDavilaDavilaChildChild

PrometheusPrometheus e!borne!born

TheThesleepingsleeping

musemuse

The "issThe "iss