Construction in Space (Crystal) 1939

Naum Gabo made this sculpture using plastic in the early to mid-twentieth century. Can you imagine him in his studio, carefully bending the plastic, coaxing it into these elegant, translucent forms? This piece feels like a real departure from painting, yet it shares the same core pursuit: the search for form. It's as if Gabo is asking: How can space itself become a material, a presence? The sculpture invites us to consider line, plane, and volume not as separate elements, but as interconnected components of a dynamic whole. The planes aren't solid, but made of lines that make the form feel as though it's breathing and constantly moving. You can see the echoes of constructivism, but also a real desire to push beyond, to discover new ways of seeing and experiencing the world. It's a testament to the ongoing conversation between artists across time and space.