Marta Pan

Marta Pan
Marta Pan discussing her work, 1995
Born (1923-06-12)12 June 1923
Budapest, Hungary
Died 12 October 2008(2008-10-12) (aged 85)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Education Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Budapest
Known for Sculpture

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:

Recognition

In 2001 Pan was awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award for Sculpture from the Japan Art Society.[1]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Marta Pan - Praemium Imperiale" Archived 2014-11-13 at the Wayback Machine., Praemium Imperiale, Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Pan - Artists - Collection Societe Generale", Société Générale, Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Public ArtWalk Dallas" Archived 2014-11-13 at Archive.is, Public ArtWalk Dallas, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Sculpture Flottante - Otterlo", Kröller Müller Museum, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Marta Pan", Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Floating Sculpture no. 3", Lynden Sculpture Garden, Retrieved 23 November 2014.

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