Radio Romania International
“A contemporary of Brancusi: Constantin Antonovici”
RRI invites to participate in a
new prize-winning contest entitled “A contemporary of Brancusi: Constantin
Antonovici”. This contest is devoted to the famous Romanian sculptor Constantin
Brancusi and to one of his most outstanding disciples, Constantin Antonovici
(1911-2002), who had a brilliant career in Europe and the US.
Participants have to follow RRI’s
broadcasts, on www.rri.ro and RRI Facebook,
Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn profiles to know the correct answers to the
contest questions. The contest will end on January 15th 2016, posting date.Prizes:
The Grand Prize : A 7-day full board trip.
(Between April 15th and 30th 2016, for 2 RRI listeners, to Gorj
County, the birthplace of Constantin Brancusi. The winners will visit the home
where the artist was born and several other attractions in the area, starting
with the “Avenue of Heroes” monumental ensemble in Targu Jiu, which pays tribute
to the heroes of WWI and was designed and built by Constantin Brancusi. )
The contest is jointly organized with
the Constantin Brancusi Research, Documentation and Promotion Centre
in Targu Jiu and other local partners.
Questions:
- Which is the central motif of Constantin Antonovici’s work?
- Of all the artists who worked with Brancusi, what makes Constantin
Antonovici unique?
- For how long and where did sculptor Constantin Antonovici work his
with maestro?
- What famous works by Brancusi can one find in the monumental
ensemble “The Avenue of Heroes” in Targu Jiu?
Address: Radio Romania International, 60-64 G-ral
Berthelot street, sector 1, Bucharest, PO Box 111, zip code 010165, fax
00.40.21.319.05.62, E-mail: engl@rri.ro.
Dateline: January 15th
2016, (posting date).
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