Sculpture "Sparrows", bronze
Sculpture "Sparrows", bronze
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limited, 249 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | size 8.3 x 15.5 cm (h x w)
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Sculpture "Sparrows", bronze
Bronze sculpture, edition of 249 copies, numbered and signed. Height 8.3 cm, width 15.5 cm.
About Mechtild Born
Mechtild Born, born in Münster, Germany in 1941, describes herself as a self-taught artist. This puts her in the same league as many well-known artists who also found their way to sculpture late in life.
Mechtild Born models her works from the inside out. Unlike others, she does not take away the modelling clay, but adds it on top of each other, talks with it and breathes artistic life into the sculptures. That is her secret! This is how lively-looking creatures are created with body and soul: poseable, sociable and playful at the same time.
"My aim is not the ultimate subtlety of a representation that is as realistic as possible, but the form that leaves room for the viewer's imagination." (Mechtild Born)
Mechtild Born enjoys a high reputation as an animal sculptor. This is proven by her works for the World Wildlife Fund. Her sculptures have been exhibited alongside works by Emil Schumacher, Markus Lüpertz and Klaus Staeck.
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.