Sculpture "Love" (2021), bronze
Sculpture "Love" (2021), bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 29 copies | numbered | signed | foundry hallmark | certificate | bronze + wood | polished | size total 37.5 x 13 x 9 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 2.2 kg
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Sculpture "Love" (2021), bronze
Sculpture in bronze, cast in Lost-Wax-Process, polished by hand. Limited edition of 29 copies. Signed and numbered and hallmarked with the foundry stamp, with numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation. Size including solid wood base natural oak 37.5 x 13 x 9 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 2.2 kg. ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
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Eine wunderschöne, aussagekräftige Skulptur.
About Yves Rasch
Yves Rasch, born in 1979 in Hamburg, has been working as a freelance sculptor using wood and bronze since 2002. He was a student of Erich Gerer from 2004 to 2009. Since 2005, he has regularly participated in national and international symposia and exhibitions.
His works are expressive sculptures that present themselves as a shell of inner tension. They possess a palpable and physical presence without being figurative. The figures seem to be sufficient unto themselves and thus rest in space. In his forms, Rasch combines equally the principles of dynamics, stillness and harmony, and by doing so, he creates sculptures that demonstrate movement within the unmoving. From different angles, he produces a shape that finds a constantly new expression. His wooden originals – formed over countless hours from whole blocks – appear free, light and filigree despite their mass. His bronzes are casts of these unique wooden sculptures.
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.
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.