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