Human figure Sculpture

The extraordinary tactility of figurines that can almost fit into the palm of one hand, their dimensions and the subtle processing of stone in the latest cycle of Nikola Smilkov reveal the idea of something extremely subtle and fragile, preserved as something precious; but, at the same time, a very suggestive impression of monumentality has been achieved by using wide and clean surfaces. Although unusually small in size, only ten to fifteen centimeters, the figurines are pondered and shaped as monumental sculptures, without meticulous processing and redundant details that would draw attention away from the whole. Clear and skillfully defined lines of mass have achieved exceptional ease not only of the movement, but also of the shape in its entirety, although it is mostly about the stone material. The manner of material processing has achieved the state of body sensuality, without the literal representation of recognizable attributes of nudity. Everything is reduced to the masses and the state of softness of the surface itself, i.e. of the texture of the stone material. By skillfully reducing the shapes in the spirit of Cubism, but without the depersonalization which is often present in Cubist figures, the artist "transfuses" the idea of the female being’s subtlety into stone in a very sensitive way. The softness of the flesh, the warmth of touch, the gentleness of the female body – they are all preserved in figurines shaped in stone ... Although there is a noticeable Cubist reduction in shape, there are no sharp edges; by the very way of processing the stone everything is softened, with soft contours and in the sign of gentleness and confluence of masses. Everything "flows" softly, both lines and masses, so the figurines have a distinct visual effect of sophistication and subtlety.

Sculpture:Metal on Bronze

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:2.3 W x 7 H x 5.5 D in

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