Sculpture "Kassandra", bronze
Sculpture "Kassandra", bronze
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limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | patinated | size 28.5 x 19 x 16 cm | weight 2.6 kg
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Sculpture "Kassandra", bronze
Cassandra received the gift of foresight from Apollo. But she refused him. Apollo then cursed the gift of providence. No one was to believe her predictions anymore. And so Troy also perished. The sculptor Olaf Teichmann sets up a comparatively simple monument to this historical abundance and concentrates on the human-feminine aspect of the figure. She shields her eyes as if denying her gift. A woman who, despite all fate, knows who she is and what she can do.
Sculpture cast in fine bronze using the Lost-Wax-Process, patinated by hand. Limited world edition 199 copies, numbered and signed. Size 28.5 x 19 x 16 cm. Weight 2.6 kg.
About Olaf Teichmann
The sculptures of the German sculptor Olaf Teichmann are characterised by precision in the essentials and idealism and generosity in the unimportant. The sculptor, who studied at the Leipzig Academy of Visual Arts, imbues his figurative works in plaster, bronze, stone or steel with an empathetic timelessness that touches the viewer spot on.
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.