Jose Gabriel Fernandez

José Gabriel Fernández is a Venezuelan contemporary artist and sculptor, born in 1957, in Caracas, Venezuela. He is widely renowned for utilizing diverse materials, including plywood, resin, fiberglass-reinforced gypsum and MDF, to produce abstract sculptures that are inspired by the history of Modernism in Latin America and Europe.

José has earned a higher diploma in fine art from the Slade School of Fine Art, in 1988. His work has been exhibited at galleries and museums internationally, in North and South America, as well as Europe, including at the Museum of Fine Arts, in Houston, Texas, P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center, in New York, the Museu de Arte Moderna, in Rio de Janeiro and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, in Madrid.

If you’re thinking about decorating your space with abstract sculpture, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

You don’t have to look for a piece that demands attention. Find a work of abstract sculpture that speaks to you. As is the case with any abstract art, whether it’s sculpture, an abstract painting or a grouping of prints, you can select a work for your living room or dining room, for example, that will either casually fade into the background or serve as a focal point. When you’re thinking about how to arrange your furniture and decor, consider color, texture and what kind of energy you’d like a specific room or corner to evoke. Abstract sculpture can go a long way in elevating a home, and its history is interesting if you’re shopping for a new piece today.

As a pioneer in naturalistic forms and figures that vividly express emotion, Auguste Rodin is often called the father of modern sculpture. His work in the 19th and early 20th century broke with artistic conventions and inspired modernism, leading to a new period of avant-garde abstraction.

Among the first artists to push abstract sculpture into the mainstream were Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. They helped define the movement of Cubism, which focused on deconstructing the world abstractly.

Later in the 20th century, the artistic movements of Italian Futurism, Dadaism, Neo-Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and minimalism all contributed to the advancement of new and more abstract sculpture designs. Italian Futurism, for example, celebrated movement, dynamics and technology in abstract sculpture. These movements passed down ideas that continue to inform abstract sculpture today.

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