In the mid 1960s, Amadeo Gabino began to take an interest in . Inspired by the progress in space technology and above all in aeronautical engineering, Gabino started to experiment with matter and space in a process that reached its peak in the mid 1970s with the creation of a suite of works simply titled Composición (Composition).

They are hermetic works, predicated on geometrical order and the layering of metal sheets cut in interconnected concentric circular forms as if in a . Little by little, the sheets, made in different materials such as iron, steel, aluminium or brass, became easier to work with for the sculptor and allowed him a compositional freedom endowed with a rich symbolism that intensifies the dialogue between interior and exterior, the visible and the hidden, transparency and opaqueness, gloss and matte.

Composición (9/75) showcases the combination of science, technology and art that best defines Amadeo Gabino’s vernacular, a language reflecting his skills, his sensibility and his time.

The BBVA Collection also holds another work from this same series called Composición (50/75).