Chillida Collection

Chillida Figura Humana 1948
Chillida Gravitación 1994
Chillida Collage 1966
Chillida Dibujo Tinta 1957
Chillida Gravitación 1991 Tapestry
Chillida Preguntas 1994
Chillida Gravitación Tinta 1996
Chillida Gravitación 1997

To pay homage to the artist, the Chillida collection was created based on a chronological selection of his work: Figura Humana – 1948, Dibujo Tinta – 1957, and Collage – 1966, pieces that reflect the gestation process of his renown sculpture: Peine del Viento located in San Sebastián. The collection also includes one depiction of his famous hands: Mano from the ‘90s, and Gravitación from 1994.

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Eduardo Chillida's birth, we added 4 new pieces, 3 new indoor rugs and a tapestry, inspired by the Gravitations series and an excerpt from his book Preguntas.

The Gravitaciones series (to which tribute has been paid to Gravitación 1991, 1996 and 1997) were born from suspending different types of paper and sewing them together. This process allowed Chillida to achieve a dramatic effect, exerting a new effect in the way they were superimposed or interspersed. Creating sculptural reliefs that achieve spaces of light and shadow between them.

Playing with artisanal techniques, fibers and heights has allowed the new designs to capture the suspension that Chillida was looking for.

Finally, we find Preguntas, an extract from the book that the artist read during his appointment as Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid (1994) that collects his own questions and aphorisms.

Chillida had a special fascination with questions. He believed that questions are more important than the most brilliant answers and tried to make his work a materialization of them. Always trying to encapsulate the shared human experience, eternal and limitless in its expression.

Nanimarquina - Chillida Collection