Guido Deleu:
Sculpture "The Visitor", Version in Bronze
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Guido Deleu:
Sculpture "The Visitor", Version in Bronze
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Bronze | Patinated | Format 75 x 28 x 21 cm (H/W/D) | Weight 14 kg
The Belgian sculptor Guido Deleu (*1932) studied three years in the art academy in Roeselare (Belgium). Besides, he was trained by his teacher Isidor Goddeeris in the famous quarries of Carrara (Italy) in the processing of marble.
His work "The Visitor" is an artwork and art comment at the same time. The "Visitor" stands, viewing the room with interest - in the present bronze edition it can also be the garden - and looks at the world that surrounds him. Thus he reflects the art observer and shows him the same: the curious gaze, the attentive eye, the accuracy of the gaze, which he presents as an object of art and demands of the viewer at the same moment.
"The Visitor" was designed on behalf of a cultural center in Flander, there is since 1996 a life-size version of the sculpture.
Bronze edition, cast in lost wax technique, patinated. The format 75 x 28 x 21 cm (H/W/D). Weight 14 kg.
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Guido Deleu: Sculpture "The Visitor", Version in Bronze
The Belgian sculptor Guido Deleu (*1932) studied three years in the art academy in Roeselare (Belgium). Besides, he was trained by his teacher Isidor Goddeeris in the famous quarries of Carrara (Italy) in the processing of marble.
His work "The Visitor" is an artwork and art comment at the same time. The "Visitor" stands, viewing the room with interest - in the present bronze edition it can also be the garden - and looks at the world that surrounds him. Thus he reflects the art observer and shows him the same: the curious gaze, the attentive eye, the accuracy of the gaze, which he presents as an object of art and demands of the viewer at the same moment.
"The Visitor" was designed on behalf of a cultural center in Flander, there is since 1996 a life-size version of the sculpture.
Bronze edition, cast in lost wax technique, patinated. The format 75 x 28 x 21 cm (H/W/D). Weight 14 kg.
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
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