Marta Pan
Marta Pan (12 June 1923, Budapest — 12 October 2008, Paris) was a French abstract sculptor of Hungarian origin.
Early life
Marta Pan was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1923.[1] She studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Budapest.[1]
Work
Pan's sculptures are highly concerned with balance, symmetry, and geometry.[1] She often created her works so that they were site-specific and worked with the surrounding environment.[1] In 1946 Pan moved to Paris, where she met Constantin Brâncuşi and Fernand Léger.[1] In 1952 she married André Wogenscky, who was a studio assistant to Le Corbusier.[1] Her early sculptures were highly influenced by the architecture of Le Corbusier.[1] In 1956, Pan created Le Teck, which consisted of two moveable parts.[1] The choreographer Maurice Béjart later created a ballet, also entitled Le Teck, inspired directly by Pan's sculpture.[1] Béjart's ballet was premiered on the roof of Le Corbusier's Unité d'Habitation building in Marseille, France.[1] Until 1960, all of Pan's sculptures consisted of this two-part construction method, which allowed one piece to be moved, thus altering the work.[2]
Death
Pan died on 12 October 2008 in Paris, France.[1]
Public collections
Pan's work can be seen in a number of public institutions and locations, including:
- Floating Sculpture (1973), Dallas City Hall, Dallas (Texas), USA[3]
- Sculpture flottante, Otterlo (1960), Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands[4]
- La Perspective (1992), Musée de la Ville de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Yvelines, Île-de-France), France[5]
- Floating Sculpture No. 3 (1972), Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee (Wisconsin), USA[6]
- Signe infini (1993), intersection of autoroutes A46 and A6 at Ambérieux (Rhône, Rhône-Alpes), France.
Recognition
In 2001 Pan was awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award for Sculpture from the Japan Art Society.[1]
Selected works
Amphitheatre
Floating sculpture
Sphère coupée
Floating sculpture
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Marta Pan - Praemium Imperiale", Praemium Imperiale, Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Pan - Artists - Collection Societe Generale", Société Générale, Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Public ArtWalk Dallas", Public ArtWalk Dallas, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Sculpture Flottante - Otterlo", Kröller Müller Museum, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Marta Pan", Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ "Floating Sculpture no. 3", Lynden Sculpture Garden, Retrieved 23 November 2014.
Further reading
- "Pan, Marta." In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online, (accessed February 22, 2012; subscription required).
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