Sculpture pair "Bull and Bear", bronze version
Sculpture pair "Bull and Bear", bronze version
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | bronze + stone | polished | bull: 13 x 11.5 x 6.5 cm (w/h/d) | bear: 10.5 x 8 x 6 cm (w/h/d) | stone plate: 33 x 1 x 10 cm (w/h/d)
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Sculpture pair "Bull and Bear", bronze version
Thanks to the poet Don José de la Vega, the bull and the bear have been symbols of the stock market since 1688. The Coburg sculptor Jürgen Götze, who specialises in figurative sculpture, has taken up the theme of the bull and the bear. The result is two material variations that impress with their extremely clear lines. The figures are not connected to the black cast stone plate and can be arranged as desired. The base also has a storage recess for a pen or a cigar. ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Edition in fine bronze. Cast using the Lost-Wax-Process and polished. Bull: 13 x 11.5 x 6.5 cm (h/w/d). Bear: 10.5 x 8 x 6 cm (w/h/d). Stone plate: 33 x 1 x 10 cm (w/h/d). Limited edition 199 copies, numbered and signed.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
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About Jürgen Götze
Born in 1964, porcelain modeller and "Sculpteur".
The sculptor Jürgen Götze, born in Coburg, Germany, in 1964, prefers to refer to himself with the French word "sculpteur" rather than a sculptor. For 15 years he was a modeller at one of Germany's leading porcelain manufactories. In addition, he created numerous works based on his designs, inspired by his studies of Expressionism and Art Nouveau.
Since 1999 Götze has been working as a freelance artist in his workshop in Moggenbrunn. In April 2006, Bavarian Television reported from the artist's studio as part of the series "Faszination Kunst" (eng.: "Fascination Art"). Jürgen Götze exhibits his works at national and international exhibitions, including at ART Innsbruck in 2013.
The artist's special devotion is to figurative sculpture. His works, inspired by the examination of natural forms, are characterised by an emphasis on expansive forms in a clear language of lines.
The female nude, which the artist portrays in the tension area between abstraction and eroticism, is a "supreme discipline" for sculptors. There are numerous precursors from antiquity to the present. To work on the theme using your style is a great challenge. Jürgen Götze accepts the challenge: on the one hand, he faces up to the long tradition, but on the other hand, he orients himself to forms of expression of modernity that have shaped him as an artist. The result is an expressive depiction of the modern, self-confident woman.
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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Term for an art object (sculpture, installation) that, according to the artist’s intention, is produced in multiple copies within a limited and numbered edition.
Multiples enable the "democratization" of art by making the work accessible and affordable for a wider audience.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures made of wood, ivory, or stone are carved directly from the material block, 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.