Sculpture "What Thinks, Carries and Guides Us", bronze
Sculpture "What Thinks, Carries and Guides Us", bronze
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limited, 99 copies | numbered | signed | bronze | hand-chased and hand-patinated | size 24 x 29 x 12 cm (h/w/d) | weight approx. 3.45 kg
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Sculpture "What Thinks, Carries and Guides Us", bronze
The double effect so typical of Adelbert Heil: the reclining figure is joined by a miniature of himself, to whom he relates as nature does to the ideal: it is, says the artist, this actual self that guides us and carries us wherever we set our feet.
Sculpture in bronze, cast in the lost wax process, chiselled and patinated by hand. Limited edition of 99 copies, numbered and signed. Size 24 x 29 x 12 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 3.45 kg.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
About Adelbert Heil
The starting points for the sculptures of the German sculptor Adelbert Heil are always human characters. He places them in scenes in which he addresses various interpersonal and philosophical issues, sometimes with humour, sometimes with sensitivity and seriousness.
Adelbert Heil, born in 1958, studied art history after an apprenticeship as a sculptor and locksmith.
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.
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.