About this artwork
Scripted across this sketch, “the concrete suggests the curve, the free and different shape, to win the spaces. Architecture is invention,” reflects Niemeyer’s belief that the material of concrete was best synthesized through curvilinear form. Unlike his modernist contemporaries where right angles and straight lines defined their architecture, the work of Niemeyer embraced the inherent fluid nature of concrete that helped to shape his organic shapes and curvilinear forms. Furthermore, he believed that invention was a primary component of architecture—an opportunity to introduce something new to the public. It was through his unique approach and use of concrete that his new inventions in architecture were formed.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Oscar Niemeyer (Architect)
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Title
- Concrete Building Sketches
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Place
- Brazil (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1999
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Medium
- Black marker on tracing paper
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Dimensions
- 50 × 70 cm (19 11/16 × 27 9/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Oscar Niemeyer, Fundaçao Oscar Niemeyer
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Reference Number
- 1999.302.1
Extended information about this artwork
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