Jorge Oteiza
Empty Construction with Five Curved Malevich Units, 1957Jorge Oteiza
Orio, Spain, 1908 | San Sebastián, Spain, 2003
1908
Born on October 21.
1927
Moves to Madrid. Wishes to study architecture, but for bureaucratic reasons must enroll in medicine instead.
1928
Creates his first sculptures.
1929
Drops out of studying medicine and enrolls for a short time at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios in Madrid.
1931
Receives first prize in the IX Certamen de Artistas Noveles Guipuzcoanos in San Sebastián.
1932
Takes part in a group exhibition of young artists at the Museo de San Telmo in San Sebastián.
1933
Wins first prize in the X Certamen de Artistas Noveles de Guipúzcoa in San Sebastián.
