Object "Pill for Art (Ceramic)" (2019), ceramic, exclusive edition for ARTES
Object "Pill for Art (Ceramic)" (2019), ceramic, exclusive edition for ARTES
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signed | ceramic | Ø 8.5 cm
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Object "Pill for Art (Ceramic)" (2019), ceramic, exclusive edition for ARTES
The chrome-plated bronze sculpture "Pill for Art" by the Israeli artist Amos Plaut is a special discovery. It brings the power of art radically to the point. Art can calm or stimulate the senses, relieve pain, expand consciousness or provide security. Get an art pill, we'll write you a prescription! But be aware of the risks and side effects: Art can greatly increase the desire for even more art.
The "Pill for Art" in ceramic is an exclusive edition for Kunsthaus ARTES.
Sculpture in ceramic, 2019. Signature on the back. Diameter: 8.5 cm.
Producer: ARTES Kunsthandelsgesellschaft mbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hannover, Deutschland E-Mail: info@kunsthaus-artes.de
About Amos Plaut
Born in 1940
"Don't ask me what it is, don't ask me what it's supposed to be. It is simply ART!" is the slogan of the Israeli-German artist Amos Plaut.
Plaut was born in Tel Aviv to German parents and has lived in Germany since 1984. The studied designer and interior architect is known for his artworks that deal with the banality of human behaviour in a humorous way. Bluntly and with a pinch of irony, they also always relate to their viewer.
Contemporary art created from objects that are not normally considered materials from which art is made.
Object art was a means of expression of Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism, and in the course of their development to the present day had spawned various presentation techniques.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.
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, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.