Naum Gabo (born Naum Neemia Pevsner; Russian: Наум Борисович Певзнер; Hebrew: נחום נחמיה פבזנר; 5 August [O.S. 24 July] 1890 – 23 August 1977) was a Russian and American constructivist sculptor and theorist. [1]
Naum Gabo's structurally complex, mesmeric abstract sculptures cast a shadow over the whole of 20 th -century art, while his life was that of the quintessential creative émigré, as he moved from country to country seeking new contexts for his work, in flight from war and repression.
Naum Gabo was a central figure in 20th-century sculpture and Constructivism, who innovated with new materials and approaches. His Realistic Manifesto advocated for using real forms in space, influencing the evolution of Kinetic Art.
Naum Gabo (born , Bryansk, Russia—died , Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.) was a pioneering Constructivist sculptor who used materials such as glass, plastic, and metal and created a sense of spatial movement in his work.
Naum Gabo was a Russian sculptor involved in the Constructivist movement alongside Vladimir Tatlin. Employing materials such as glass, celluloid, plastic, stone, and metal, Gabo produced sculptures which sought to redefine traditional views on form and space.
Naum Gabo, born Naum Neemia Pevsner (5 August [O.S. 24 July] 1890 – 23 August 1977) (Hebrew: נחום נחמיה פבזנר), was an influential sculptor, theorist, and key figure in Russia's post-Revolution avant-garde and the subsequent development of twentieth-century sculpture.
One of the great abstract sculptors of the twentieth century, the Russian artist Naum Neemia Pevsner - more commonly known as Naum Gabo - was a key figure in the Constructivism movement, a pioneer of Kinetic Art and an important exemplar of Russian sculpture.