Sculpture "Stargazer", bronze
Sculpture "Stargazer", bronze
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | chased | patinated | size 12 x 40 x 10 cm (w/h/d) | weight approx. 2.5 kg
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Sculpture "Stargazer", bronze
Stargazing is the origin of all science, and today, as thousands of years ago, human beings look up at the firmament with fascination. Knuth Seim's "Stargazer" is no exception - armed with a long telescope, he gazes at the glittering firmament. Seim portrays him with almost dramatic body tension: His feet are slightly bent for a secure stand, and his head tilted far back. He seeks to grasp his target.
Seim, born in 1961 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz), returns to his artistic roots with the Stargazer. Since a study visit to Senegal, the trained stonemason and sculptor has mainly worked in a simple, reduced style. But with this sculpture, he once again realises his motif figuratively and realistically.
The figure was originally created as a design for a sculptural group for the Märkischer Platz in the "City of Optics" Rathenow.
Sculpture cast using the Lost-Wax-Process in bronze, chiselled and patinated. Limited edition 199 copies, signed and numbered. Size 12 x 40 x 10 cm (w/h/d). Weight approx. 2,5 kg. Exclusively at ars mundi.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
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.
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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.