Sculpture "Pinocchio" (1999), bronze
Sculpture "Pinocchio" (1999), bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | hallmarked | bronze | handmade | height 21 cm
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Sculpture "Pinocchio" (1999), bronze
The children's book character, Pinocchio, by the Italian author Carlo Collodi has inspired writers and filmmakers to repeatedly create adaptations. The artist RobiN has dedicated a sculpture made of fine bronze to the "wooden boy" whose nose grows with every lie.
Sculpture cast by hand using the Lost-Wax-Process. ars mundi Exclusive Edition. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered, signed and hallmarked with the foundry stamp. Height 21 cm.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
About RobiN
The artist, born in Munich in 1948, felt no urge to study nude drawing for years at an art academy. He preferred to take his path of art into his own hands. This path led to free art following a preoccupation with philosophical questions. Within a short time, he found his style. Bright colours and free abstract form inventions are as much a part of it as mischievous references to the real world of objects. He implements his ideas and visions with great artistic skill, whether in painting or sculpture.
The breakthrough for RobiN came very quickly. His works can now be seen in many galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Tolerance of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, where he is the first German of non-Jewish faith to be represented.
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.