Sculpture "Vertical Development 270 Degrees" (2017) (Unique piece), steel
Sculpture "Vertical Development 270 Degrees" (2017) (Unique piece), steel
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unique piece | corten steel | with pedestal | size 161 x 37 x 45 cm (h x w x d)
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Sculpture "Vertical Development 270 Degrees" (2017) (Unique piece), steel
After the material has cooled, Thomas Röthel creates objects that seem to defy gravity and radiate an almost graceful lightness that contrasts with the unyielding material.
Sculpture made of Corten steel, 2017. Height: 161 cm. Width: 37 cm. Depth: 45 cm. Including concrete base (32 x 56 x 56 cm). The price includes installation.
About Thomas Röthel
After his training as a wood sculptor, Thomas Röthel (born in 1969 in Ansbach, Germany) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg and became a master-class student in 1995. In the same year, he began to develop his striking steel sculptures. The artist carefully places cuts in the evenly glowing heated steel, which creates refined bends and twists in the objects after the material has cooled down. These objects seem to defy gravity and radiate an almost graceful lightness in contrast to the resistant material.
Röthel's conceptual approach and his virtuoso handling of solid steel give rise to artistic forms in which dynamics and tranquillity merge and are become tangible in a fascinating way.
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.