Sculpture "Romance" (2015), bronze
Sculpture "Romance" (2015), bronze
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Limited, 9 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | patinated | polished | size 30 x 15 x 15 cm (h/w/d) | weight 5.7 kg
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Sculpture "Romance" (2015), bronze
Fine bronze sculpture, patinated and polished. Cast by hand using the Lost-Wax-Process. Limited edition of 9 copies, numbered and signed. Size 30 x 15 x 15 cm (h/w/d), on a bronze plate, size 15 x 15 cm. Weight 5.7 kg.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Gábor Török
Geometry with a harmonious movement: Sculptor Gábor Török is a true master of transformation. His sculptures show their origins in linear basic bodies. But Török transforms the formerly static structures into flowing movements with great skill. He lends them elegance and dynamism.
Török was born in 1952 in Budapest. Since 2004, he has been living and working in Wiesbaden, Germany. In addition to exhibitions throughout Europe, Asia and the USA, he has designed numerous large sculptures for public spaces, including in Berlin and Frankfurt.
Gábor Török is a winner of the cultural prize of the German-Hungarian Society. He designs his works with their own spatial quality, which is composed of the interplay between the interior and exterior of the sculpture. "Török's conception of space is based on a dynamic idea according to which there cannot be a space that is fixed once and for all..." (ArtProfile 2002).
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.
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.