Cultural History – the Life and Art of Constantin Brâncuși
Cultural History – the Life and Art of Constantin Brâncuși

Summary/Abstract: On 19th February 1876 the Patriarch and Father of modern sculpture, the Titan from Hobița was born. The man who changed the history of world’s sculpture was Constantin Brâncuși. Brâncuși was a Romanian sculptor who impressed everyone with his masterpieces. He became one of the most important, major artists who influenced the art of the twentieth century. His art is spread around the world either in private collections or in famous museums. His works are worth a fortune and some of them are involved in ambiguous situations in which institutions, states or wealthy people fight to gain the rights over them. Such situations have appeared with The Kiss or Miss Pogany – both of them have been in the middle of several controversies regarding their ownership. The sculptures of Brăncuși are so valuable because they represent the basis of modern sculpture and they define the style of the artist who has created through his art a way of seeing life in simple shapes that defy time. Constantin Brăncuși was an artist of his time – a man who hypnotized the world of art with his works as well as with his unique way of being. Brâncuși was the sculptor who left an impressive number of works that have contributed to the transformation of world sculpture from traditional to modern. He placed his country – Romania – on the world’s map of art giving it an important place and making it known as a fountain of inspiration for artists. This article is dedicated to the importance and significance of Constantin Brâncuși both as an artist as well as a personality who remained a major inspiration for each generation of artists.

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