Sculpture "Bison", bronze
Sculpture "Bison", bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 30 copies | numbered | signed | hallmarked | certificate | bronze | chiselled | polished | patinated | size approx. 15 x 22 x 8.5 cm (h/w/d)
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Sculpture "Bison", bronze
Michael Jastram's sculpture "Bison" radiates a powerful presence and captures the essence of these majestic animals in a unique way. It is also a symbol of strength, freedom and the connection to nature.
Bronze sculpture, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, chiselled, polished and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 30 copies, numbered, signed and stamped with the foundry and ars mundi hallmark. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation. Size approx. 15 x 22 x 8.5 cm (h/w/d). ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
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About Michael Jastram
The sculptor Michael Jastram (born 1953) has been an established name in German contemporary art for around 40 years. He has developed a very individual artistic form concept that always places the human figure at the centre of his work. Jastram places his figures in surreal constructs made of various, often recurring elements. He deliberately keeps the surfaces of his works rough with clearly recognisable traces of treatment. Jastram's sculptures are highly aesthetic objects, providing projection surfaces for existential and philosophical questions.
Michael Jastram studied at the Berlin-Weißensee Academy of Art and received his diploma as a sculptor in 1984. Since then, he has been working as a freelance artist and lecturer and shows his works in national and international galleries and museums. Many of his works can be found in public spaces and numerous collections. In 2010, the German Bundestag acquired Jastram's bronze sculpture "Europe and the Bull", which today stands on the presidency level in the Reichstag building in Berlin, as does the "Centaur". His bronze sculpture "Gateway to Europe" can be seen in the liaison office of the German Bundestag in Brussels.
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) that, according to the artist’s intention, is produced in multiple copies within a limited and numbered edition.
Multiples enable the "democratization" of art by making the work accessible and affordable for a wider audience.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures made of wood, ivory, or stone are carved directly from the material block, 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.