Word: chillida
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...overlooking the beach - always to the right. At the end of La Concha is Playa de Ondarreta - a spacious, sandy beach - and 500 m further, at the foot of Monte Igeldo, the walk ends at the Peine del Viento (Wind's Comb) sculpture, a primordial structure designed by Eduardo Chillida. Time to take a well-deserved rest. Pull a bocadillo de jamón (a cured ham sandwich) out of your backpack and enjoy...
...DIED. EDUARDO CHILLIDA, 78, Basque abstract sculptor whose works, known for combining grace with colossal size, earned him the nickname "Man of Iron"; in San Sebastian, Spain. Giving up careers in soccer and architecture, Chillida moved to Paris in 1948 to set up his first studio, but returned to Spain two years later. His piece Comb of the Winds, featured on Spanish coins, became a symbol of the ongoing conflict in Chillida's native Basque region...