{"id":5635,"title":"He was born in Hobita","dimensions":"65 x 50 cm","date_begin":"1985-01-01","material":"washed ink","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":20,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"BK007460","stream_count_app":19,"permalink":"he-was-born-in-hobita","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":"Toon Tersas","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Drawing","nl":"Tekening","fr":"Dessin"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/102/large/Tersas__Toon___He_was_born_in_Hobita__A__1985__photo__MuHKA_clinckx10.jpg?1342700386","poster_credits":"(c)image:  M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn *He was born in Hobita*, Toon Tersas refers to the Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi, who was indeed born in Hobita in 1876. Brancusi is considered a pioneer in modern sculpture, his abstracted, geometrical statues being quite radical for his time. The text of *He was born in Hobita*, full of lofty praise, elevates the person of Brancusi to an almost mythological status; the text brings to mind the weighty style of some religious tomes. With this work, Tersas questions the elevated status of art and artists. He comments on the invisible weight contemporary artists might feel, as a result of the \u0026#39;legendary\u0026#39; achievements of their predecessors in the history of art.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn *He was born in Hobita* verwijst Toon Tersas naar de Roemeense beeldhouwer Constantin Brancusi, die inderdaad in 1876 in Hobita geboren werd. Brancusi wordt met zijn toentertijds radicaal abstracte, geometrische beelden gezien als een pionier van de moderne beeldhouwkunst. De tekst van *He was born in Hobita*, die bol staat van lofuitingen, verheft de persoon Brancusi haast tot mythologische status; de tekst doet wel denken aan de gewichtige stijl van sommige religieuze boekwerken. Met dit werk stelt Tersas de verheven status van kunst en kunstenaars in vraag. Hij geeft commentaar op het onzichtbare gewicht dat hedendaagse kunstenaars kunnen voelen, ten gevolge van de \u0026#39;legendarische\u0026#39; prestaties van hun voorgangers uit de kunstgeschiedenis.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":91,"name":"Toon Tersas","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}