Sculptures and paintings by the architect Santiago Calatrava in an exceptional dialogue
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Santiago Calatrava in the Glyptothek
Beyond Hellas
Santiago Calatrava’s (* 1951) encounter with the sculpture collection at the Glyptothek in Munich thirty years ago prompted him to create an extensive series of sculptures with the title Die Aegineten (The Aeginetans). This volume focuses attention for the first time on the sculptures and paintings of the famous architect and shows how he was influenced by Antiquity.
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Die Aegineten – 14 large-format sculptures made of wrought iron on a pedestal of aged oak – appear as modern, almost abstract variations on the ancient warriors of the temple of Aphaea. They are presented in an exceptional dialogue with the permanent sculpture collection of the Glyptothek and are complemented by a selection of 30 drawings, watercolours, studies and sculptures of different themes and series which show Calatrava’s interest in the human body and nature, which influences his architectural style.
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Als Architekt schuf Santiago Calatrava rund um den Globus spektakuläre Bauwerke, die zugleich oft Meisterwerke der Ingenieurskunst darstellen. Dass Calatrava auch als Bildhauer und Maler wirkt und bereits Bühnenbilder und Möbel entwarf, lässt an die Universalkünstler der Renaissance denken. // As an architect, Santiago Calatrava has created spectacular buildings around the globe that are also often masterpieces of engineering. The fact that Calatrava also works as a sculptor and painter, and has already designed stage sets and furniture, brings to mind the universal artists of the Renaissance.
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Kunst begleitet Santiago Calatrava schon das ganze Leben, als Teil seiner Bauten und um ihrer selbst willen. // Art has accompanied Santiago Calatrava all his life, as part of his buildings and for its own sake.
Architectural Digest
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Contributions by Cristina Carrillo de Albornoz, Christian Gliwitzky, Florian S. Knauß
Text: English / German144 pages, 80 colour illustrations
24 × 30 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-4005-7
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