Sculpture "Girl With a Red Balloon Heart", bronze
Sculpture "Girl With a Red Balloon Heart", bronze
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limited, 299 copies | numbered | signed | certificate | bronze | partially lacquered | size 34 x 16 x 7 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 1.3 kg
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Sculpture "Girl With a Red Balloon Heart", bronze
The heart is about to fly away in the wind. In good lighting, the sculpture casts a shadow on the wall, similar to graffiti.
Bronze sculpture. Balloon with metallic red lacquer finish. Limited edition of 299 copies, numbered and signed. Includes numbered certificate. Size 34 x 16 x 7 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 1.3 kg.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
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Wir freuen uns jeden Tag an dieser kleinen, Leichtigkeit ausdrückenden Skulptur, vor allem im Duet des Pendants.
About Miguel Guía
Miguel Guía was born on 29 October 1960 in Madrid. He grew up surrounded by art in his family’s foundry and sculpture workshop, where he had contact with artistic design from a very early age. Surrounded by various artists, he developed extensive sculpting skills.
His initial style was mainly inspired by Cubism, drawing inspiration from Picasso and Manolo Valdés. He continued the cubist style for years and also embarked on a journey into Realism. Over the years, he has developed his unique style, which he calls "Art Essence," which he understands as "breaking the mould to find the essence of the sculpture."
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.