Sculpture "Dog" (2013), bronze
Sculpture "Dog" (2013), bronze
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limited, 99 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | size 15 x 7.5 x 16.5 cm (h x w x d)
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Sculpture "Dog" (2013), bronze
Bronze sculpture 2013, edition of 99 copies, numbered and signed. Height 15 cm, width 7,5 cm, depth 16,5 cm.
About Irene Kau
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1939, the artist Irene Kau studied at the Städel School of Art in Frankfurt under Hans L. Wucher and Hermann Nitsch. "Her style is very much Städel like" (Frankfurter Rundschau – German newspaper). The animal sculptress has already acquired a good reputation in Germany as well as in the USA, China and Israel.
Her sculptural art has a purely plastic expression that shows the search for rhythm, a careful adjustment of the different levels and delicately nuanced modelling.
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.