Sculpture "Eva", bronze
Sculpture "Eva", bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 50 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | patinated | polished | size 20 x 72 x 20 cm (w/h/d) | weight approx. 10.5 kg
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Sculpture "Eva", bronze
Edition in noble bronze. Cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, finely patinated and polished by hand. Limited edition of 50 copies, numbered and signed. Size 20 x 72 x 20 cm (w/h/d). Weight approx. 10,5 kg. Exclusively at ars mundi.
About Serge Mangin
Serge Mangin was born in Paris in 1947 and has lived in Germany since 1968.
The sculptor is a highly renowned artist. His statues and portraits made of wood, stone and marble can be found in many collections and public spaces in Germany.
Serge Mangin became internationally known for his portrait busts (of Ernst Jünger, Luciano Pavarotti and Henry Miller, among others) and for the portrait trio of Helmut Kohl, Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush Senior, which was erected as a unity monument in Berlin. In his studio in Munich, he also created and continues to create large-scale sculptures that, according to the artist, are inspired by the Greek "kuroi" – naked, standing statues that, for Mangin, epitomise the upright, free Greek citizen.
Mangin is a loner in the art scene. On the one hand, because he does not do exhibitions ("Even the word vernissage makes me sick."). On the other hand, because he sees his art as a "revolt of beauty" against the economic decadence of modern art: "My statues are always standing, they are free people, not consumers. Standing is always a kind of resistance for me."
The artist is also a draughtsman and watercolourist. He regards his works primarily as sketches in the search for ideas for sculptural motifs. However, the artist rightly emphasises that such preliminary works, precisely because they are created in a playful manner without "burdensome constraint", often have a convincing lightness.
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.
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.