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nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
"Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure #art... Don't confuse one with the other. Because such art is not pure constructive art, but merely an imitation of the machine."

⚒ #NaumGabo, Russian and American Constructivist sculptor and academic, #DOTD 23 August 1977. #Art #Sculpture
August 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
ranaroth.bsky.social
St. Thomas Hospital, London. Revolving Torsion. 1975 by Naum Gabo. Made 1972-73 by Stainless Metalcraft Ltd of London.
Photos: 28.02.2026. #London #sculpture #fountain #NaumGabo
August 18, 2026 at 4:05 PM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Arch No. 2
bronze, metal wire
c. 1960
Naum Gabo (1890-1977)
Russian-American

#art #modernart #constructivism #sculpture #modernsculpture #ArchNo2 #bronze #wire #NaumGabo #c1960 #CourtauldInstituteofArt #museum #collection
Naum Gabo became a leading exponent of Constructivism—which viewed space as a continuum rather than a monolithic volume—after returning to Russia following the Revolution of 1917. Born Naum Neemia Pevsner and younger brother of artist Antoine Pevsner, he had originally trained to be an engineer. While traveling in Europe, he studied building techniques and observed emerging modernist currents, both inspiring him to become a sculptor. In 1920, five years after he created and signed his first construction as “Gabo,” he and Pevsner published in Moscow the “Realisticheskii manifest” (“Realistic Manifesto”), which articulated their theories on Constructivism and solidified Gabo’s role as a pioneer of modern sculpture. Ultimately, utopian ideals underscore Gabo’s Constructivist works. Rejecting the past and freeing art from the imitation of nature, he believed that his sculptures helped build “more perfected social and spiritual life.” Strongly influenced by fellow artist Vasily Kandinsky, who promoted the spiritual nature of art making, Gabo aimed to produce objects that “appeal more to our minds and our feelings than to our crude physical senses.”
August 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
scottbarnett76.bsky.social
Alienation Effect-inspired visit to Naum Gabo’s Grade II* listed (no longer) Revolving Torsion, 1972-73.

#NaumGabo #RevolvingTorsion #KineticSculpture #Sculpture #Constructivist #Constructivism #Modernist #Modernism #OwenHatherley #TheAlienationEffect
March 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
"Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art... Don't confuse one with the other. Because such art is not pure constructive art, but merely an imitation of the machine."

⚒ #NaumGabo, Constructivist Russian-American sculptor and theorist, was #BOTD 5 August 1890. #Art #Sculpture
August 4, 2026 at 11:03 PM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
"Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure #art... Don't confuse one with the other. Because such art is not pure constructive art, but merely an imitation of the machine."

⚒ #NaumGabo, Russian sculptor and academic, #DOTD 23 August 1977. #Art #Sculpture
August 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
nathanfrancis79.bsky.social
"Either build functional houses and bridges or create pure art... Don't confuse one with the other. Because such art is not pure constructive art, but merely an imitation of the machine."

⚒ #NaumGabo, Russian-American sculptor, was #BOTD 5 August 1890. #Art #Sculpture
August 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
patrickkapty.bsky.social
Linear Construction in Space No.2
perspex (acrylic) and nylon monofilament
1959
Naum Gabo (1890-1977)
Russian-American

#art #geometric #spatial #bauhaus #destijl #constructivism #artist #artwork #naumgabo #usa #handmade #perspex #acrylic #nylonmonofilament #sculpture #abstract #absoluteart #c1959
Gabo was born in Russia in 1890, and was an early proponent of Constructivism. While his early sculptures were figurative, he moved on to abstract, architectonic works. His independent streak and attitude toward the meaning of art ran counter to the Bolsheviks' doctrine of artistic utility ie propaganda, and prompted Gabo's departure for Berlin in 1922. There, he produced designs for Diaghilev's ballet La Chatte (The Cat) in 1926, lectured at the Bauhaus in 1928, came into contact with Hans Richter and Kurt Schwitters, and had an important solo show at the Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hannover in 1930. By 1932, Nazism drove him and Pevsner first to Paris where he joined Abstraction-Création (Abstraction-Creation), in the company of Piet Mondrian and other De Stijl artists, and then to London in 1936. There he became acquainted with Herbert Read and Ben Nicholson, with whom he edited Circle in 1937. Through the industrial chemist John Sisson, he was introduced to Perspex, the new plastic developed by Imperial Chemical Industries, which he used in several iconic works, such as Translucent Variation on Spheric Theme (1937). While living in Cornwall during World War II, he continued to experiment with different media, even while some materials were in short supply: Linear Construction in Space (1942) incorporated nylon microfilament. In 1946 Gabo emigrated to the United States. After a major exhibition of his work in 1948 (shared with his brother Pevsner), which provided a platform for his text "The Philosophy of Constructivist Art," he began to show regularly in the U.S. and Europe and to undertake public commissions, such as his 1951 Construction Suspended in Space for the Baltimore Museum of Art. In the 1950s Gabo continued to explore scientific and mathematical images through a new medium, wood engraving, which he utilized throughout the last two decades of his life.
May 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
russblack.bsky.social
Naum Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No.2, 1970-1971

Gabo was one of the core inspirations for a lot of my work in art school as well as contributed to my general aesthetic.

#Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Minimalist #Sculpture #NaumGabo
Naum Gabo, Linear Construction in Space No.2, 1970-1971 Gabo was one of the core inspirations for a lot of my work in art school as well as contributed to my general aesthetic. #Art #Artwork #ArtLivingRentFree #Minimalist #Sculpture #NaumGabo
January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
artstore.bsky.social
Today marks Naum Gabo’s birthday — visionary of Constructivism, who redefined sculpture through space, rhythm, and transparency. #NaumGabo (fot. Wikipedia)
Naum Gabo
August 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
plastyczny.bsky.social
Naum Gabo, urodzony 5 sierpnia 1890 roku, był jednym z pionierów konstruktywizmu. Przekształcił pojęcie rzeźby, eksperymentując ze światłem, przestrzenią i przezroczystością. #NaumGabo (fot. Wikipedia)
August 5, 2025 at 8:41 AM