Set of 2 mugs with artist's motifs "Step by Step", porcelain
Set of 2 mugs with artist's motifs "Step by Step", porcelain
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | porcelain | signature | capacity 0.36l each | dishwasher safe | only available as a set
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Set of 2 mugs with artist's motifs "Step by Step", porcelain
Art for the coffee table. ars mundi has put selected motifs by Helge Leiberg onto high-quality coffee mugs. Bone china porcelain, capacity 0.36 l each, dishwasher safe. Signed ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Helge Leiberg
Helge Leiberg, born in Dresden, Germany in 1954, studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts. Music is a recurring theme in the work of the multimedia artist, who realised numerous musical projects with A. R. Penck, among others.
Helge Leiberg's world of pictures and sculptures consists of symbolic figures that are slender, with overlong limbs and expansive gestures. Their dancing gestures express pure life: sometimes oblivious, sometimes interacting, they express affection and aversion, struggle and union. His masterly line management and virtuoso depiction of movement characterise his work. Leiberg draws inspiration from the influence of painting, dance and music. He played in a band with A.R. Penck and realised performances with Christa Wolf at the Salzburg Festival.
In 2023, he will receive the honorary prize of the Brandenburg Minister-President as part of the Brandenburg Art Prize, which is awarded by the Märkische Oderzeitung and the Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg.
Helge Leiberg was awarded the Brandenburg Art Prize for Painting in 2013. His works can be found in the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation as well as in the Würth Collection.
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.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
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