Garden object "Strawberry", bronze

The everyday becomes art. That is one of the insights of Pop Art. This is very true here: The small strawberry fruit is elevated onto the pedestal in a hundredfold size and thus remains clearly visible from every corner of the garden, glowing deep red. And this is possible all year round and not only during the harvest time in May and June.

Edition in bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 49 copies, numbered and signed. Size 51 x 38 x 32 cm (h/w/d). Weight 17.5 kg.

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.

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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.