Garden sculpture "Sun, Moon and Earth", bronze
Garden sculpture "Sun, Moon and Earth", bronze
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limited, 9 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | chased | patinated | size total 263 x 42 x 58 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 211 kg
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Garden sculpture "Sun, Moon and Earth", bronze
Since Einstein, we have known what keeps suns, planets and satellites in their orbits: The universal force of gravity. This knowledge has brought us further in the field of science, but there is no doubt that the old explanations were much more poetic. For example, when they interpreted the harmonious circling as the "dance of the universe". It revolves in an eternal round dance around our central star.
Beth Newman-Maguire finds the picture of a ballet dancer in the basic position for this round dance. In the next moment, it seems, she begins her dance - and thus sets the mechanics of the world-building in motion.
Edition in bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 9 copies, numbered and signed. Size incl. pedestal 263 x 42 x 58 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 211 kg.
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times.
When casting bronze, the artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
First, the artist forms a model of his sculpture. It is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber mass. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out. The liquid wax is 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, whereby the wax flows out (lost mould).
Now we finally have the negative form, into which the 1400° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken off and the sculpture is revealed.
Now the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist himself or, to his specifications, by a specialist. Thus, each casting becomes 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 complex lost-wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.
Term for an art object (sculpture, installation), which is produced in multiple copies in a limited and numbered edition according to the artist‘s will.
Artist's multiples have been called the most accessible and affordable art on the market.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, 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.