
At the Memorial House of Constantin Brâncuşi;
Trip road to Hobiţa.
September 2015.
Hobiţa Village is situated at 24 km from Târgu-Jiu, the capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania; Târgu-Jiu is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu.
Anyway, it was a true joy that I had this chance to visit this place, a short glimpse into time, back to the roots of a genius and his unique art, worldwide renowned.
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| Târgu-Jiu is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu. |
In this post, I've tried to realise a suite of photos presentation and collages dedicated to the Hobița Village, the place where it can be found the Constantin Brâncuși Memorial House. The old house, itself, it is said that was inherited by his sister and no longer exist. So, actually, at Hobita it is the place, the terrain inherited by C. Brâncuși and where the great sculptor was born.
The house that is exhibited in Hobița: "It is a monument of the late nineteenth century and was restored in 1971, as the establishment of the museum. The museum's collection includes photographs, albums, documents, books, letters that reflect moments of the life and work of Constantin Brâncuși . It shows the original interior and peasant furnishings from the early twentieth century. "

Landscapes and rural views seen on the road to Hobița. A region where nature was and still it is abundant in early autumn.
Greenery found at Hobița (below in images), all sorts of vegetation,
from trees to the leaves of vineyard,
it can be seen in the mid september all around the memorial house.
În toamna anului trecut, am avut un timp foarte bun pentru scurte călătorii. Într-una din aceste ocazii, am văzut Hobița și Târgu Jiu. Hobița este situată la 24 km de Târgu-Jiu, capitala județului Gorj aflată în regiunea Oltenia din România. De asemenea, orașul Târgu-Jiu este situat în arealul Subcarpaților sudici, pe malurile râului Jiu.
From Did You Know Category:
From around the web/media:
(February 19, 1876 – March 16, 1957)
"was a Romanian sculptor, painter and photographer who made his career in France. Considered a pioneer of modernism, one of the most influential sculptors of the 20th-century, Brâncuși is called the patriarch of modern sculpture. As a child he displayed an aptitude for carving wooden farm tools. Formal studies took him first to Bucharest, then to Munich, then to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1905 to 1907. His art emphasizes clean geometrical lines that balance forms inherent in his materials with the symbolic allusions of representational art. Brâncuși sought inspiration in non-European cultures as a source of primitive exoticism, as did Paul Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, André Derain and others. But other influences emerge from Romanian folk art traceable through Byzantine and Dionysian traditions."
"Brâncuși grew up in the village of Hobiţa, Gorj, near Târgu Jiu, close to Romania's Carpathian Mountains, an area known for its rich tradition of folk crafts, particularly woodcarving. Geometric patterns of the region are seen in his later works."
"Constantin Brâncuşi *
(n. 19 februarie 1876, Hobiţa, Gorj — d. 16 martie 1957, Paris)
a fost un sculptor român cu contribuţii covârşitoare la înnoirea limbajului şi viziunii plastice în sculptura contemporană. Constantin Brâncuşi a fost ales membru postum al Academiei Române. Francezii şi americanii îl desemnează, cel mai adesea, doar prin numele de familie, pe care îl scriu fără semne diacritice, Brancusi, pronunţându-l după regulile de pronunţare ale limbii franceze."
Locul lui Brâncuşi în sculptură
Figură centrală în mişcarea artistică modernă, Brâncuşi este considerat unul din cei mai mari sculptori ai secolului al XX-lea. Sculpturile sale se remarcă prin eleganţa formei şi utilizarea sensibilă a materialelor, combinând simplitatea artei populare româneşti cu rafinamentul avangardei pariziene. Verticalitatea, orizontalitatea, greutatea, densitatea cât şi importanţa acordată luminii şi spaţiului sunt trăsăturile caracteristice ale creaţiei lui Brâncuşi. Opera sa a influenţat profund conceptul modern de formă în sculptură, pictură şi desen."
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| Sursa/source: Brâncuși's Paris studio, 1920, photograph by Edward Steichen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ File:Edward_Steichen_-_Brancusi%27s_studio,_1920.jpeg |
"His circle of friends included artists and intellectuals in Paris such as Amedeo Modigliani, Ezra Pound, Henri Pierre Roché, Guillaume Apollinaire, Louise Bourgeois, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Henri Rousseau, and Fernand Léger. He was an old friend of Romany Marie, who was also Romanian, and referred Isamu Noguchi to her café in Greenwich Village.Although surrounded by the Parisian avant-garde, Brâncuși never lost the contact with Romania and had friends from the community of Romanian artists and intellectuals living in Paris, including Benjamin Fondane, George Enescu, Theodor Pallady, Camil Ressu, Nicolae Dărăscu, Panait Istrati, Traian Vuia, Eugène Ionesco, Emil Cioran and Paul Celan.
Brâncuși held a particular interest in mythology, especially Romanian mythology, folk tales, and traditional art (which also had a strong influence on his works), but he became interested in African and Mediterranean art as well.
A talented handyman, he built his own phonograph, and made most of his furniture, utensils, and doorways. His worldview valued "differentiating the essential from the ephemeral," with Plato, Lao-Tzu, and Milarepa as influences. He was a saint-like idealist and near ascetic, turning his workshop into a place where visitors noted the deep spiritual atmosphere. However, particularly through the 10s and 20s, he was known as a pleasure seeker and merrymaker in his bohemian circle. He enjoyed cigarettes, good wine, and the company of women. He had one child, John Moore, whom he never acknowledged."
*Click for more info to read on Wikipedia.
"Casa memorială Constantin Brâncuşi* se află în localitatea sa natală, satul Hobiţa, din comuna Peştişani, judeţul Gorj. Este clasificată ca monument istoric, cu cod LMI GJ-IV-m-B-09494, sub denumirea de Casa-Muzeu "Constantin Brâncuşi"."
"It is a monument of the late nineteenth century and was restored in 1971, the establishment of the museum. The museum's collection includes photographs, albums, documents, books, letters that reflect moments of the life and work of Constantin Brancusi. It shows the original interior and peasant furnishings from the early twentieth century. "
Casa memorială este amplasată pe terenul unde s-a născut şi a copilărit sculptorul, dar nu este adevărata casă în care s-a născut Brâncuşi. Aceasta se află la circa 100 de metri mai jos de casa memorială.
La moartea lui Radu Nicolae Brâncuşi (1833-1885), tatăl sculptorului, conform dreptului cutumiar, casa ar fi trebuit să fie moştenită de fiul său cel mic, Dumitru, însă, în casă rămân soţia sa, Maria (1851-1919) şi fiica cea mică, Eufrosina (1884-1948), căsătorită cu Gheorghe Brânzan. După moartea mamei sculptorului, moştenitorii, printre care şi sculptorul, au făcut împărţirea averii părinteşti. Pentru aceasta, rudele au pus într-o căciulă bileţele cu toată averea familiei părinţilor sculptorului, Nicolae şi Maria Brâncuşi. La tragerea din căciulă, lui Constantin Brâncuşi i-a revenit terenul, unde acum se află amplasată casa memorială, iar adevărata casă în care s-a născut sculptorul i-a revenit surorii sale, Frâsina, care şi-a luat casa şi a mutat-o pe un alt teren la 100 de metri distanţă."
"Casa părintească a lui Constantin Brâncuşi, aşa cum relatează diverşi autori, nu mai există încă din anul 1919. Casa a fost moştenită de sora sculptorului, Eufrosina Brâncuşi, devenită Brânzan, care a demolat-o, utilizând ,,bârnele”, adică grinzile groase de lemn ale structurii, la noua casă pe care şi-a construit-o după căsătorie, pe alt amplasament din sat, la circa 70,00 m distanţă de curtea părintească." (...)
Click to see enlarged views.
Series of photo instants,
up-close & collages in color and/or black & white.
Visions. From Hobita, Gorj 2015, September, autumn.
Many thanks for this journey and for the joy and positivity shared! This post is dedicated to my sis!
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Sursa/Source: you tube; CENTRE GEORGES POMPIDOU
"Imagini inedite cu Brancusi, din timpul constructiei "Coloanei Infinitului".
Clipul are o durata de 59 de minute si apartine Centrului National de Arta si Cultura - George Pompidou."
Source: Georges Pompidou Center.
"Exclusive pictures of Brancusi, "Endless Column" during construction.
The video lasts 59 minutes and it is owned by the
National Centre for Art and Culture - George Pompidou."
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Sursa/Source of videos above: Internet/ You tube.
Sursa/Source of info Wikipedia; public media.
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Be joyful, amazing and never give up to smile!
Stunning things are all over!
Stay positive, today, tomorrow and always!
Rămâi pozitiv, astăzi, mâine și întotdeauna!
So, very thankful, each and every day, to be inspired...
All is well...





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