Sculpture "Beachboy" (2024), bronze
Sculpture "Beachboy" (2024), bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 49 copies | numbered | signature | hallmarked | certificate | bronze | chiselled | patinated | painted | size 25.5 x 8 x 5 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 1 kg
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Sculpture "Beachboy" (2024), bronze
Fine bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled, patinated and painted by hand. Moulded from the original. Limited edition of 49 copies, numbered, signed and hallmarked with the foundry and ars mundi stamp. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation. Size 25.5 x 8 x 5 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 1 kg. ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann (born in 1962 in Bietigheim, Germany) initially completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason, which imparted traditional sculpting techniques to him. During his studies at the University of the Arts in Bremen, Germany, he developed a deep appreciation for working freely. Due to the many possibilities, he discovered wood and bronze as the materials for his works.
Hermann dedicates his sculptures to the human image. These sculptures have a steadfast, grounded character and are often accompanied by various animals, such as fish, owls or everyday objects. The figures themselves are reduced to the essentials, devoid of grand gestures; they gaze into the world, yet their gaze is simultaneously directed inwards. This gives them a quiet presence and something particularly dignified.
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.
Graphic or sculpture edition that was initiated by ars mundi and is available only at ars mundi or at distribution partners licensed by ars mundi.
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.