Sculpture "Promesse de Bonheur" (1993), bronze
Sculpture "Promesse de Bonheur" (1993), bronze
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limited, 60 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | patinated | size 35 x 15 x 10 cm (h/w/d)
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Sculpture "Promesse de Bonheur" (1993), bronze
The internationally renowned artist Arman, born Armand Fernandez in 1928 in Nice, was a co-founder of the artist group "Nouveaux Réalistes" in 1960. By destroying and assembling objects, such as musical instruments or furniture, he provides a new perspective on everyday life.
Original bronze sculpture, patinated. Edition of 50 copies + 10 E.A., signed and numbered. Foundry Bocquel, Bréauté, France. Size (h/w/d): 35 x 15 x 10 cm.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
About Arman
1928-2005
Arman (real name Armand Fernandez) was born in Nice, France in 1928 and died in New York in 2005. The French object artist is one of the most important members and co-founders of the group "Nouveaux Réalistes".
Arman attended art school in Nice, and in Paris, he studied at the École du Louvre and the École National des Arts Décoratifs. His object paintings were exhibited in many European cities.
Arman was an early friend of Yves Klein. He began by dipping objects such as chains, cans, keys and similar items in ink and printing them on paper. During this process, Arman increasingly focused on the individual, pre-formed object. This led to the creation of dustbins or wastepaper baskets made of used products from our consumer goods industry. These were then followed by welded accumulations of similar objects, such as radio tubes, cogwheels or ampoules - mostly within Plexiglas boxes. Arman operates with the given material like a painter with brush and paint. He composes, but also leaves eminent room for chance.
The unique character of Arman's works lies in the fusion of objects and portraits from the world of music and technology. He is a virtuoso master of the gift of making music visible.
In 1964, Arman received the 2nd prize at the Tokyo Biennale and in 1966, the Marzotto Grand Prize. In 1968, he was teaching at the University of California (UCLA). In the same year, his artwork was also represented at the Venice Biennale and the documenta in Kassel, Germany. His famous paintings and sculptures can be found in all major art capitals.
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times. It is an ideal metal for high-quality artistic castings, capable of enduring for millennia.
When casting bronze, the artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. This is the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
First, the artist forms a model of their work. This model is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber mass. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out, leaving a negative mould. Liquid wax is then poured into the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax cast is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, where the wax melts away (lost mould).
Finally, the negative mould is ready, into which the 1400° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken apart, reavoling the sculpture.
Next, the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist or by a specialist, following their instructions. Thus, each casting is an original work.
For lower-quality bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used, which, however, does not achieve the results of a more elaborate lost-wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.
Contemporary art created from objects that are not normally considered materials from which art is made.
Object art was a means of expression of Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism, and over time, it has developed various representational techniques up to the present day.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures made of wood, ivory, or stone are carved directly from the material block, in bronze casting, a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.