Kerstin Stark:
Sculpture ‘Strive for the Top’, bronze with artificial stone
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Kerstin Stark:
Sculpture ‘Strive for the Top’, bronze with artificial stone
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Bronze + artificial stone | Polished | Sizes 24.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm (H/W/D)
Born in 1971 in Pforzheim, Kerstin Stark with her reduced high contrast shapes is a representative of a younger generation of artists who convey the everyday life messages through their bronze sculptures. Her classical training as a goldsmith allows the artist to explore complex topics. Kerstin Stark sets finely polished bronze in a deliberate contrast with the plinth of black colored artificial stone and gives her protagonists a special luminosity._x000D_
The way up the career ladder is steep, it is not always easy to make the next step. On the ladder everyone is by himself. And nobody knows what awaits him up there... The table sculpture of polished bronze with an artificial stone plinth. Height 24.5 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 8 cm.
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Kerstin Stark: Sculpture ‘Strive for the Top’, bronze with artificial stone
Born in 1971 in Pforzheim, Kerstin Stark with her reduced high contrast shapes is a representative of a younger generation of artists who convey the everyday life messages through their bronze sculptures. Her classical training as a goldsmith allows the artist to explore complex topics. Kerstin Stark sets finely polished bronze in a deliberate contrast with the plinth of black colored artificial stone and gives her protagonists a special luminosity._x000D_
The way up the career ladder is steep, it is not always easy to make the next step. On the ladder everyone is by himself. And nobody knows what awaits him up there... The table sculpture of polished bronze with an artificial stone plinth. Height 24.5 cm, width 11.5 cm, depth 8 cm.
1971-2017
Kerstin Stark messages of daily life brought lovingly to the point: With targeted contrasts the skilled goldsmith Kerstin Stark gives her sculptures a special expressiveness.
Her figures, sculptures and jewellery are ideal gifts for special occasions: bearer of tender messages, incentives and motivation for special situations.
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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