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Architect

Sigfried Giedion, born on April 14, 1888, was a prominent Swiss architect. His works combined modernist elements with local characteristics, profoundly influencing 20th-century architecture.

The Eternal Present: The beginnings of art

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“Abstraction returned as soon as artists tried to come to closer grips with reality than naturalistic representation permitted.”

Reality Artist Representation Abstraction

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“Only since the turn of the century has abstraction again become recognized as an artistic means of representation. It was then that one returned to the recognition of the immense role abstraction plays in the human mind by its power of concentration upon absolute essentials.”

Mind Humans Play Turns Roles Century Essentials Absolutes Concentration Human Mind Immense Abstraction

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“Art, indeed, began with abstraction.”

Art Abstraction

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“Even when dead, the hog largely refuses to submit to the machine.”

Machines Refuse Submit Hog

Author:Sigfried Giedion

“The sun is mirrored even in a coffee spoon.”

Sun Coffee Spoons

Author:Sigfried Giedion

About the Author

Born: April 14, 1888
Died: April 10, 1968
Known for: Architect
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