The mid 1950s witnessed the emergence of a group of artists, to which Amadeo Gabino belongs, who all shared the same desire to reform contemporary sculpture and the same analytic stance both in relation to the expressive potential of new materials and techniques as well as to the new languages he introduces. The artist aspired to create a nexus between form and symbolism as a means of achieving a much-coveted fusion of space and time.

Gabino’s sculptural practice gradually gained in complexity as he left behind the gestural profiles of before in favour of a deeper concern for space and the mastery of volumes. Just like in his metal compositions, Gabino constructs this piece, made up of three cubes created with cut steel sheets which, once placed on the iron base, convey a sense of solidity. With references harking back to Julio González (1876-1942), Gabino gave birth to a new way of understanding sculpture, instilling it with new life.