Marta Pan (12 June 1923, Budapest – 12 October 2008, Paris) was a French abstract sculptor of Hungarian origin.

Marta Pan
Marta Pan discussing her work, 1995
Born(1923-06-12)12 June 1923
Budapest, Hungary
Died12 October 2008(2008-10-12) (aged 85)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Known forSculpture

Early life

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Marta Pan was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1923.[1] She studied art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Budapest.[1]

Work

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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] In 1990 she made Celle floating sculpture in Italy for the Gori collection - Fattoria di Celle.[3]

Death

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Pan died on 12 October 2008 in Paris, France.[1]

Public collections

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Pan's work can be seen in a number of public institutions and locations, including:

Recognition

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In 2001 Pan was awarded the prestigious Praemium Imperiale award for Sculpture from the Japan Art Society.[1] Pan's work was included in the 2021 exhibition Women in Abstraction at the Centre Pompidou.[8]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Marta Pan". Praemium Imperiale. 2001. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Pan - Artists - Collection Societe Generale", Société Générale, Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Fattoria di Celle - Collezione Gori".
  4. ^ "Public ArtWalk Dallas" Archived 2014-11-13 at archive.today, Public ArtWalk Dallas, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Sculpture Flottante - Otterlo" Archived 2014-11-28 at the Wayback Machine, Kröller Müller Museum, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Marta Pan" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Saint Quentin en Yvelines, Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Floating Sculpture no. 3", Lynden Sculpture Garden, Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  8. ^ Women in abstraction. London : New York, New York: Thames & Hudson Ltd. ; Thames & Hudson Inc. 2021. p. 170. ISBN 978-0500094372.

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