The public works of Eduardo
Chillida, present in numerous cities in the world, figure among the most
intense and telling creations of contemporary monumental-scale
sculpture.


In most cases, these works involve architectural, urban
or landscape aspects, and the problem that the artist must face is the
organisation of the works in the space, whether in relation to the
external environment in which the work is placed - as in Wind Combs, in struggle with the aggressive Cantabrian Sea; in the idyllic peace of the Gure Aitaren Etxea (House of our Fathers), in Guernica; or in the Eulogy to the Horizon,
in Gijón, or to interior space, closed and sometimes hermetic, which
for the artist has a value that is both stimulating and creative.


Throughout
his essay, Giovanni Carandente analyses, in addition to the artistic,
stylistic and environmental aspects, the profound ethical implications
of Chillida's work; from steles dedicated to intellectuals, thinkers and
friends, to tributes in recognition of poets and artists - from Goethe
and Khayyam to Hokusai and Miró.


With photographs by David Finn.