Sculpture "Bobobs" (2012/13) (Unique piece)
Sculpture "Bobobs" (2012/13) (Unique piece)
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unique piece | mixed media and effect lacquer | size 70 x 54 x 47 cm (h x w x d)
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Sculpture "Bobobs" (2012/13) (Unique piece)
The sculptures of the artist Ulrike Buhl form a synthesis of a natural, organic artistic form concept and an industrial, artificial surface structure. Every now and then, the matt or shiny surface is cracked or chipped, revealing a glimpse into the core of the object. The artist allows the matrix of the sculpture to become visible through the spalling of the artificial shell. Ulrike Buhl's works and their biomorphic, grown and developed configuration conveys a sense of dynamism and movement.
The forward-stepping or skyward-striving gesture of the sculptures finds numerous references both in art history and contemporary art. Analogies to the works of Hans Arp, Henry Moore or Tony Cragg are obvious. The artist consciously or unconsciously approaches a classic, the sculpture of the Futurist Umberto Boccioni - "Unique Forms of Continuity in Space".
Sculpture in mixed media and effect varnish, 2012/13. Height: 70 cm. Width: 54 cm. Depth: 47 cm.
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.
A one-of-a-kind or unique piece is a work of art that has been personally created by the artist. It exists only once due to the type of production (oil painting, watercolours, drawing, etc.).
In addition to the classic unique pieces, there exist the so-called "serial unique pieces". They present a series of works with the same colour, motif and technique, manually prepared by the same artist. The serial unique pieces are rooted in "serial art", a type of modern art, that aims to create an aesthetic effect through series, repetitions and variations of the same objects or themes or a system of constant and variable elements or principles.
In the history of arts, the starting point of this trend was the work "Les Meules" (1890/1891) by Claude Monet, in which for the first time a series was created that went beyond a mere group of works. The other artists, who addressed to the serial art, include Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian and above all Gerhard Richter.