Nestor Basterretxea
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Nestor Basterretxea Arzadun (6 May 1924 – 12 July 2014) was a Basque artist, born in Bermeo, Biscay, Basque Autonomous Community.[1] In the 1950s and 1960s, he spearheaded along with other artists such as Jorge Oteiza, Remigio Mendiburu, or Eduardo Chillida, an avant-garde artistic movement concerned with the crisis of Basque identity, and formally a special focus on large volumes and the concept of emptiness.
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Born | Nestor Basterretxea Arzadun (1924-05-06)6 May 1924 |
Died | 12 July 2014(2014-07-12) (aged 90) |
Occupation(s) | Sculptor, Painter, Film producer |
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