Sculpture Cor-ten [SEP] creator
Sculpture Cor-ten
The Sculpture Cor-ten or Sculpture DETH is an artwork of the Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos that was placed to the northern entrance of the Thessaloniki International Fair (DETH) in 1966.
History.
The sculpture having won the first prize has been placed in 1966 in Thessaloniki after a broad architecture contest that had been proclaimed by DETH for the construction of the new gate. The 1966 was a year of significant changes for DETH that included architectural interventions on the basis of its modernization. The «
International Fair thanks to his sculpture Cor-ten, a 17-metre-high artwork that according to its creator is an abstract representation of Nike of Samothrace. which is placed at the north entrance of the exhibition's site. The same year he was honoured by king Constantine for his contribution in Greek Art but he kindly avoided to attend the reception and to receive the medal.
Biography Kinetic art and transparency of the media.
In 1971 Zongolopoulos made an impact in Greek Art by becoming one of the first Greek artists who adopted