Sculpture "The Visitor", bronze version
Sculpture "The Visitor", bronze version
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bronze | patinated | size 75 x 28 x 21 cm (h/w/d) | weight 14 kg | in- and outdoor
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Sculpture "The Visitor", bronze version
The Belgian sculptor Guido Deleu (born in 1932) studied for three years at the Academy of Arts in Roeselare, Belgium and was also trained by his teacher Isidoor Goddeeris in the famous quarries of Carrara/Italy in the working of marble.
His work "The Visitor" is both a work of art and an art commentary. The "Visitor" stands in the room - in the presented bronze edition it can also be the garden - with an interested gaze and observes the world that is presented to him there. In this way, he mirrors the art viewer and shows him a similar thing: the interested gaze, the attentive eye, the precision of looking, which he presents as an art object but also demands from the viewer at the same moment.
"The Visitor" was commissioned for a cultural centre in Flanders, Belgium, where a life-size version of the sculpture has been standing since 1996.
Edition in bronze, made using the Lost-Wax-Process, patinated. Size 75 x 28 x 21 cm (h/w/d). Weight 14 kg. Suitable for outdoor use.
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.
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.