Born 1968 in the Croatian Mladen Simunovic Gorica as a painter and sculptor and belongs to a young generation of artists, who are no longer as opposites thinks the question after binding of tradition and modernity. His sculptures can be seen as the 'old' themes of art for him are not yet are depleted for a long time. He can be winner of new and refreshing subjective perspectives for them.

Sime who before studying sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb (1988-1993) went through training at the Training Centre of Applied Arts and Design (1985-1987), his sculptural works like formed on the basis of numerous preparatory drawings a process, in which gradually on the drawing paper "forms," which later takes plastic form in clay, plaster, wood or bronze.

His sculptures are characterized by their clear shapes and their reduced appearance. The artist focuses on the essential characteristics of his motifs and abstracted of their characteristics. It remains always the naturalness of the proportions and the sculptures radiate dynamics and aesthetics.

Sime lives since 1999 as a freelance sculptor and member of the Professional Association of visual artists in Munich. In Croatia he was awarded with several art prizes, most recently he had strengthened exhibitions throughout Germany.

Designation for an art object (sculpture, installation), which is produced according to the will of the artist in multiple copies in a limited and numbered edition.

Artist's multiple contributed to "democratization" of art as the work was made available and affordable for a wider audience.

A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.

While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, for bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually it is made of clay or other easily shaped materials.

The prime time of sculpture after the Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Also the contemporary artists, such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz enriched the sculpture with outstanding works.

An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times.

Bronze casting:

When casting bronze, artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. It's the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.

Sculpture "The Book Reader" by Ernst Barlachs is shown here as an example:

First, the artist forms a model of his sculpture. It is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber composition. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out. The liquid wax is poured in the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax casting is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, and the wax flows out (lost mould).

Now we finally have the negative form, into which the 1400 ° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken off and the sculpture comes to light.

Now the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist himself or, to his specifications, by a specialist. Thus, each casting becomes an original work

For lower-grade bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used which, however, does not achieve the results of more complex lost wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.

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