Garden object with bowl "Hazelnuts", bronze

The nutshell can be a universe, as Shakespeare's Hamlet knew ("Put all life in a nutshell ..."). It is truly something special. It represents a small, manageable space, yet it is the beginning of something truly grand: within the shell resides a future tree. Our hazelnuts are oversized from the start. And with one of them, you can even remove the core to use the shell itself as a vessel.

Edition in bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 49 copies, numbered and signed. Size 13 x 41 x 26 cm (h/w/d). Weight 7.5 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.