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The Carousel Sculpture
Germany
Sculpture, Metal on Steel
Size: 7.9 W x 7.9 H x 13.4 D in
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About The Artwork
The original piece, which served as a pattern for Peter Riss’ work, is an old tin toy merry-go-round, which was produced appoximately around 1960 in the former Federal Republic of Germany. The artist elaborately copied it in a large scale, including every detail and, of course, the names of the countries, many of those not existant any more, therefore giving the monumental object an anachronistic appearance. The central element is formed by a coulourful globe, as a sign for the never ending und restlessly changing world affairs, crowned by a large bird ( finch; german: fink), clad in a black robe. The fink which serves as synonym for a spy as well as for a whistleblower, symbolises the duality in Riss’ art: the dark and hidden in all of us but also in the world at large clashing with beauty and the pleasing put on public display.
Details & Dimensions
Sculpture:Metal on Steel
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:7.9 W x 7.9 H x 13.4 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Germany
1962 born in Kaufbeuren (Germany), lives and works in Munich (Germany) My spatial works and installations comment on the dual nature of mankind. Smooth, shiny surfaces hint at influences of cubism and minimalism and modernism proficiency. However, the apparent order is disrupted by the organic, raw shapes and textures of stuffed animals, resin, horns, and bones. The natural upsets the culturally constructed order. The contrast between smooth and raw, order and chaos, culture and nature is inherent to mankind. We carry a ‘dark companion’ within ourselves. In my sculptures I represent this tension between co-existing forces that clash and complement each other at the same time: an inner conflict between light and dark ,in each individualss as an microcosmos, as well as in our society as a macrocosmos.
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