Faustino Aizkorbe (Spanish, b. 1948), Untitled, Carved Marble Relief Sculpture

Last quarter 20th century, carved black marble, incised signature to the lower left, interlocking geometric abstract relief sculpture, mounted on steel backplate and including a custom steel wall cleat for hanging display.

18 1/4 x 20 x 2 in.

Faustino Aizkorbe was born in Olloki, Navarra in 1948. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Pamplona, and belongs to the Basque School of Sculpture. He started by working with materials such as wood and marble, later moving on to concrete and bronze. In recent times, he has worked intensively with corten steel, the technical qualities of which allow it to take on volatile forms, and also adapt beautifully for exteriors of public works. His sculptural production is always abstract. He likes to work with geometric shapes that look for spaces, dynamic and winged forms or "articulaciones flotantes" as he likes to define them. Circles and spheres open to the exterior, they detach from their forms towards open spaces in search of new horizons. The sculpture of Aizkorbe, despite its fully contemporary aesthetic, communicates the emotions of the artist and connects to the viewer with ease. It is this quality that, makes him one of the most important and transcendent sculptors of Navarre.
His first solo exhibition was held in 1977 in the Sala de García Castañón in Pamplona. The catalogue published for this exhibition contained a text by Jorge Oteiza that represented an endorsement by the famous master and Aizkorbe’s presentation to the art world. Since he has held numerous solo exhibitions as well as large scale public commissions, including his first large scale US commission titled Transformation, a 40 foot, 20 ton bronze sculpture for Purdue University.

Good condition; some minor surface abrasions along the organic edge; opposite side with tight crack.