No queremos ser pesados con el hormigón en Bellas Artes

Abstract

The concrete appeared two thousand years ago, as there are civil engineering remains of thismaterial in the Port of Puzzoli near Naples, Italy. In architecture, a classic example is the constructionof the Pantheon of Agrippa in Rome, a work made of mass concrete.Much later, in the middle of the19th century, with the invention of reinforced concrete by Joseph-Louis Lambot (curiously, patenting a 2boat), this technique was later used for architectural ornamentation elements and at the beginning ofthe 20th century, figures from the sculpture were fixed on it. modern as, Bárbara Hepworth, HenryMoore, Jorge Oteiza, Eduardo Chillida among others.Since then, hundreds of artists have used thismaterial. This communication shows a range of artists who have relied on this technique and explainsthe different ways in which they solved their works.There are two sculptural ensembles in the worldbuilt in concrete and which should be remembered for their high quality, the Friendship Route inMexico City and the Spomenik of the former Yugoslavia, the first of the Friendship Route are asculptural ensemble that ranges from the In Mexico City to the sports complex where the 1968Olympic Games were held, the artist Matías Goeritz summoned different internationally renownedartists to perform works on the occasion of that event.Second, the Spomenik are sculpturalensembles ordered to be made by the dictator Tito, unfortunately today a large part of them havebeen destroyed.An important aspect to highlight is the validity of this material in the arts, thecommunication shows current artists who use concrete to produce work, thus demonstrating that it isa material that has adapted to new trends.We can see how new technologies have also been used inthis material, parts are already made by 3D printers or robotic arms, as through research science hasachieved that, with new types of additives, binders and specific cements, artistic works can beachieved in concrete with properties from being self-cleaning to being translucent.Concrete is an idealmaterial especially for a new artist with few economic resources, obtaining good quality and durablepieces. For this reason, it is highly recommended to teach this technique to students of Fine Arts, withit you can bid in competitions pieces of a considerable and acceptable size. There are examples ofnow established artists who began their journey with this material.