Constantin Brancusi

Constantin Brâncuşi (Romanian: Constantin Brâncuşi, Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin brɨnˈkuʃʲ]; February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957) was a Romanian and French sculptor and modern photographer. He is the most influential sculptor of the 20th century after Auguste Rodin and is known as the pioneer of modernist sculpture. From 1894 to 1898, he studied art at the School of Arts and Crafts in Craiova, from 1898 to 1901 at the National University of Arts in Bucharest, and in 1905 he entered the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in France. After completing traditional academic training, Brancusi was influenced by African art and Romanian folk art, and gradually developed his unique sculptural style. Brancusi's sculptures often use copper, marble, wood and plaster materials to depict abstract themes such as eggs and flying birds, leading the avant-garde trend in the field of visual art. He came into contact with Cubism in 1910 and was influenced by it. He began to experiment with a limited range of subjects and the use of different materials. In 1938, Brancusi completed the creation of the War Memorial in Targuzyu, which completely integrated architecture and sculpture and achieved a milestone in the history of art.