Sculpture "The Confession of Love", bronze
Sculpture "The Confession of Love", bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | hallmarked | bronze | handmade | hand-patinated | size 17.5 x 17.5 x 10 cm (w/h/d)
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Sculpture "The Confession of Love", bronze
This modern couple is embraced with intimacy as if dancing on their knees. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, patinated by hand. Limited world edition 199 copies, individually numbered and with artist's signature and foundry hallmark. Size 17,5 x 17,5 x 10 cm (w/h/d). ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Sepp Mastaller
1915-2004
For his artistic work, Sepp Mastaller was significantly influenced by the German Expressionists, especially Ernst Barlach. Mastaller's works combine unity and purposeful abstraction with spiritual expression and collected energy. Just like Ernst Barlach, Mastaller focused on the yearning for the primordial, the simple and the unconsumed.
Sepp Mastaller is one of those artists who became widely known over many years without publicising their work. More than 50 fountains, numerous architectural sculptures in public spaces, portraits and an exemplary sculptural oeuvre document the significance of this modest artist. Another proof of this is the fact that in 1968 the city of Augsburg officially awarded him with an art sponsorship.
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.
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.