Katarzyna Kobro

Katarzyna Kobro
Katarzyna Kobro with her daughter in 1938
Born(1898-01-26)26 January 1898
Moscow, Russian Empire
Died21 February 1951(1951-02-21) (aged 53)
Łódź, Poland
NationalityPolish (naturalized)
Known forSculpting
MovementConstructivism
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(m. 1920, divorced)​

Katarzyna Kobro (26 January 1898 – 21 February 1951)[1] was a Polish avant-garde sculptor and a prominent representative of the Constructivist movement in Poland. A pioneer of innovative multi-dimensional abstract sculpture, she rejected Aestheticism and advocated for the integration of spatial rhythm and scientific advances into visual art.[2]

Born in Moscow to a family of mixed German and Russian heritage, Kobro immigrated to Poland in the 1920s where she produced most of her work. Together with her husband, Władysław Strzemiński, she worked on the concept of Spatiality by incorporating spatial composition as well as prefabricated elements and industrial or man-made products into sculpture.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ladnowska was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Awangarda XX w. – Katarzyna Kobro - Zintegrowana Platforma Edukacyjna". zpe.gov.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Katarzyna Kobro - Biography | Artist". Culture.pl. Retrieved 26 January 2022.