Artist field note

Constantin Brancusi

The object pared down until essence becomes form.

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Endless Column by Constantin Brancusi
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Endless Column

1938

A repeated rhomboid rises as if it could continue indefinitely. Monument becomes rhythm.

The five in one idea

Brancusi showed that simplification need not mean less meaning; a reduced form can intensify an idea.