Cosmic Monument
work by Torres-García
Learn about this topic in these articles:
discussed in biography
- In Joaquín Torres-García
…of stone-and-cement monuments, such as Cosmic Monument (1938), that were visually similar to Inca stonework. The monument utilizes a grid composition filled with symbols drawn from pre-Columbian and Greek art. In 1943 he established the Taller (“Workshop”) Torres-García, a school in which students learned the principles of Constructivist art. The…
Read More