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ceramic + wood | handmade unique piece | size 21 x 48 cm | weight approx. 1.5 kg
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Ceramic object "Cherry Ginja"
Fruit harvest made of finest ceramics from the north of Brazil.
The fruits by Brazilian designer Selma Calheira not only demonstrate the natural beauty of apples, pears and cherries, they are also quite "rich in vitamins". Not in the chemical sense because Calheira's fruits are made of fine ceramics. But certainly in the figurative sense: they are created in Bahia as part of a social project initiated by the artist that supports the disadvantaged population in the northern rural areas of Brazil and trains talented artisans to become professional ceramists. With the ceramic objects they make according to Calheira's designs, they have the opportunity to provide for the necessities of life.
Their ceramic fruits "according to nature" can be draped individually, in groups, in a bowl or as a sculpture and are elaborately handmade. The brown stems are made of wood and contrast beautifully with the ceramics. Each piece is unique. Only for indoor use.
Ceramic object "Cherry Ginja": size 21 x 48 cm. Weight approx. 1.5 kg.
Customer reviews
Vielen Dank für die wunderschöne Kirsche. Alles hat perfekt geklappt, der Versand erfolgte sehr zügig und die zerbrechliche Ware war sehr gut verpackt.
Objekt ist sehr gut gearbeitet. Verpackung und Service spitze
Exzellent
Einfach genial, jeder von unseren Besuchern fragt, wo die Objekte her sind!
sehr schönes Kunstobjekt. Beide Kirschen - Lisa und Ginja - ergänzen sich optimal
Wunderschöne Kirschen, wirken total 'echt' und sind ein toller Blickfang.
PERFEKT
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 in the course of their development to the present day had spawned various presentation techniques.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.
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.