* 1964, porcelain designer and "Sculptor"

The sculptor Jürgen Götze, born 1964 in Coburg, known rather than "Sculpteur" is because as a sculptor. He was Modeller at one of the leading porcelain manufactories of in Germany for 15 years. In addition numerous works created according to his own design, inspired by studies of Expressionism and Art Nouveau.

Since 1999, Idol works as a freelancer in his own workshop in Moggenbrunn. In the series "Fascination with art", the Bavarian television reported in April 2006 from the Studio of the artist. Jurgen Gotze exhibits his works at home and abroad, including 2013 at the ART Innsbruck.

The special care of the artist is the figurative sculpture. His works inspired by the exploration of natural forms are characterized by an emphasis on lightfooted forms in clear line language.

The female nude, which met the artist in the field of tension between abstraction and eroticism, is a "Royal discipline" for sculptors. Numerous are the predecessors from antiquity to the present. A major challenge is to edit the theme in your own style. Jurgen Gotze adopts them; on the one hand it is the tradition, but he focuses on expressions of modernism, that have shaped him as an artist. The result is an expressive representation of modern, self-confident women.

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

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.