Audio Tour Stop 18

Bird in Space, Constantin Brâncuși

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空间中的鸟

布朗库西

尽管这尊雕塑看似属于抽象风格，但康斯坦丁·布朗库西坚持认为他的作品揭示了主题内涵。他的作品吸收了传统的非洲雕塑和罗马尼亚民间雕刻技艺；他还将基座变成艺术创作中不可分割的部分。《空间中的鸟》系列雕塑花费了布朗库西多年心血，他期待这件作品能够成为自己最杰出的系列作品。与其他雕塑家不同，布朗库西没有大型工作室，而是使用材料独自进行创作，在这部作品中使用的是石雕和抛光的黄铜。

Bird in Space (Chinese)
The top section of this abstract sculpture is made up of a vertical, elongated form cast in gleaming brass that swells gently at the center and tapers to a point at either end. Near the bottom point, the form flares out slightly to make a tall, conical foot. This sits atop a short, cylindrical, white limestone base on a wood pedestal. The pedestal is carved to look like a disc at the center flanked above and below by semicircles with the flat edges facing up and down. The sculpture is photographed against a pale gray background.
Constantin Brâncuși, Bird in Space, 1927, brass, limestone, and wood, Given in loving memory of her husband, Taft Schreiber, by Rita Schreiber, 1989.31.3

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