Life-size sculpture "Leda", bronze
Life-size sculpture "Leda", bronze
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limited, total 7 copies | numbered | signed | hallmarked | bronze | chiselled | polished | patinated | size approx. 122 x 78 x 95 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 119 kg
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Life-size sculpture "Leda", bronze
"Leda" is Kristin Kolb's first sculpture from a series of 13 life-size children's sculptures, often combined with a bird. She finds her inspiration in the Old Masters and Greek mythology. From the seduction tale of Greek mythology "Leda and the Swan", she constructed an inversion of the story, depicting the figure as a strong and self-confident girl confronting the energetic swan.
Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled by hand, polished and patinated. Limited edition of 5 copies and 2 E.A. copies, numbered, signed and hallmarked with the foundry stamp. Size approx. 122 x 78 x 95 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 119 kg.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Kristin Kolb
1962-2024
Kristin Kolb (born in 1962), although she was already artistically active and extraordinarily talented as a young woman, it was not until 2011 that she took the final professional step into the fine arts. This may be surprising given her perfection in craftsmanship, but as a self-taught artist, it has always been only her works and no classical academic art training that could testify in her favour. The fact that this does not play a role in her case is immediately apparent - for her sculptural works and her painting, which also occupy her - and, judging by her exhibition biography, the art world has long since become increasingly interested in her.
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.
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.