Sculpture "Seed - Flower Foam" (2019) (Original / Unique piece), waxed bronze
Sculpture "Seed - Flower Foam" (2019) (Original / Unique piece), waxed bronze
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unique piece | signed | bronze | waxed | Ø 26 cm | weight approx. 12 kg
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Sculpture "Seed - Flower Foam" (2019) (Original / Unique piece), waxed bronze
The original idea for Garda Alexander's "Seed" sculptures came about during a dive. Inspired by the fascinating underwater world, she created a model out of paper and later out of wax. During the creation process, she found similarities to the shape of a brain or a seed, which she did not see at first. Nature itself inspired her, and she wants to inspire the viewers of the works in the same way.
Any idea that sparks from our mind shape our reality - based on this thought, Alexander's interpretation of a thought seed was created. Unique piece made of waxed bronze, signed. Size 26 x 26 x 26 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 12 kg.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Garda Alexander
The works of the German-born artist Garda Alexander, who lives in Switzerland, are inspired by nature and people. By combining unique shapes and colours, she allows them to be expressed in a meaningful way.
Alexander artistically focuses on painting, sculpture, and spatial concepts. Her works are very versatile, as is her artistic education, which she completed in various countries. The study of human medicine has significantly influenced her creative work, leading to the development of a symbolically charged artistic form concept. Alexander's curiosity drives her to continually explore new materials and techniques, expressing her thoughts and views through them.
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.
A one-of-a-kind or unique piece is a work of art personally created by the artist. It exists only once due to the type of production (oil painting, watercolour, drawing, lost-wax sculpture etc.).
In addition to the classic unique pieces, there are also 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 genre 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.
The historical starting point is considered to be Claude Monet's "Les Meules" (1890/1891), where, 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.