Dimensions: object: 660 x 514 x 279 mm
Copyright: The Work of Naum Gabo © Nina & Graham Williams/Tate, London 2014 | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: This is Naum Gabo's "Red Cavern," currently held in the Tate Collections. The dimensions of this object are 660 by 514 by 279 millimeters. Editor: My immediate impression is a feeling of contained energy, with geometric shapes seemingly suspended in a fiery amber glow. Curator: Gabo was deeply influenced by the socio-political climate of his time, and this piece echoes the constructivist movement's focus on industrial materials and spatial exploration as a means of reflecting modern society. Editor: The overlapping geometric shapes carry symbolic weight. The oval, a symbol of totality and completion, contains a fragmented interior, perhaps reflecting a tension between utopia and the realities of technological progress. Curator: The materials themselves, likely plastics and metals, were groundbreaking at the time and aligned with the Constructivist desire to move beyond traditional artistic mediums. Editor: Ultimately, it's a captivating dialogue between form, space, and color that invites reflection on the symbols of progress and enclosure.
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In 1920, Gabo and his brother Antoine Pevsner published the Realistic Manifesto which signaled a move away from representation in favour of a new form of art concerned with space and time. During the 1920s Gabo made a number of small sculptural reliefs, which set curved constructions in shallow boxes and niches. Gabo’s use of hard industrial materials and plastics is balanced here by the construction’s red environment, which infuses it with a warm, sensuous hue. Gallery label, September 2004
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