Sensitive, charismatic, realistic. Character traits that are assigned to those born under the respective zodiac sign. The painter and object artist Bernardo Esposto has designed this star sign exclusively for ars mundi. The sculpture is made of gunmetal bronze, cast using the sand casting process, trimmed, patinated and polished by hand. Hollow on the back. Limited edition of 199 pieces, signed and numbered. Format 16 x 13 x 3 cm (W/H/D). Libra (24.9.-23.10.).
Sensitive, charismatic, realistic. Character traits that are assigned to those born under the respective zodiac sign. The painter and object artist Bernardo Esposto has designed this star sign exclusively for ars mundi. The sculpture is made of gunmetal bronze, cast using the sand casting process, trimmed, patinated and polished by hand. Hollow on the back. Limited edition of 199 pieces, signed and numbered. Format 16 x 13 x 3 cm (W/H/D). Sagittarius (23.11.-21.12.).
The bull and bear symbols are as much a part of the world of shares as the Dow Jones and Wall Street. Bernd Bergkemper lends his sculptures a special vitality by reducing them to essential lines. Made of bronze using the sand casting process. Bull: Size 5 x 4.8 x 11 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 0.4 kg. Bear: Size 4 x 3.5 x 9 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 0.4 kg. Bull and bear in a set.
The bull and bear symbols are as much a part of the world of shares as the Dow Jones and Wall Street. Bernd Bergkemper lends his sculpture a special vitality by reducing it to essential lines. Made of bronze, sand-cast. Size 4 x 3.5 x 9 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 0.4 kg.
The bull and bear symbols are as much a part of the world of shares as the Dow Jones and Wall Street. Bernd Bergkemper lends his sculpture a special vitality by reducing it to essential lines. Made of bronze, sand-cast. Size 5 x 4.8 x 11 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 0.4 kg.
The artist Bernhard Hoetger was stylistically versatile and loved to utilise elements of foreign cultures. His portrait of Sent M'Ahesa not only testifies to his intensive study of Egyptian art, but also to his impressive ability to adapt it to contemporary times. Sculpture in fine bronze, cast using the lost wax technique, chiselled, polished and patinated by hand. Moulded directly from the original and reduced in size (reduction). Limited edition of 199 pieces, numbered and hallmarked with the foundry stamp. With numbered certificate of authenticity and limitation certificate. Format approx. 25 x 17 x 20 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 3.9 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition. 'The expressive dancer Elsa von Carlberg, who became known at the beginning of the 20th century under the pseudonym Sent M'Ahesa, combined eccentricity and exoticism. The similarity between her portraits, which Bernhard Hoetger created in 1917, and the famous bust of Nefertiti is striking. But how could the artist have known her? Although it had already been found in 1912 in Amarna in central Egypt, it was not exhibited in Berlin until 1924. Did Hoetger know photos of the bust or was he even a guest of James Simon, in whose house Nefertiti stood at the time? It is not only because of this unsolved mystery that the portraits of Sent M'Ahesa are considered icons of Expressionism today. (Dr Katja Lembke, Director of the Landesmuseum Hannover)
Bernhard Jäger chooses the form of the cephalopod, a reduced view of the human likeness. The artist concentrates entirely on the figure's face: large spiral-shaped eyes, a wide, smiling mouth and a nose that juts boldly into the room and lends the figure a three-dimensional quality. The spiky hairstyle is particularly impressive. All round: a sculpture full of humour and charm. Sculpture in bronze. Patinated, partially polished, cast in the lost wax process by Fritz Albrecht in Altrandsberg. Limited edition of 99 pieces, numbered and signed. Size 17 x 23.5 x 3 cm (W/H/D) on a plinth 11.5 x 4 cm. Weight approx. 0.9 kg.
After studying privately with renowned sculptors such as Arno Breker and Rudolf Alexander Agricola as well as other professional stations, the sculptor and designer Birgit Stauch has found her style. The 'book reader' is made of cast metal. Limited edition of 980 copies, signed and numbered. Format 8.5 x 8 x 11 cm (H/W/D). ars mundi exclusive edition.
After studying privately with renowned sculptors such as Arno Breker and Rudolf Alexander Agricola as well as other professional stations, the sculptor and designer Birgit Stauch has found her style. The 'Book Reader' is made of cast metal. Limited edition of 980 copies, signed and numbered. Format 8 x 6 x 6 cm (H/W/D). ars mundi exclusive edition.
Birgit Stauch's 'Lesende' is a homage to female beauty, but also a homage to literature, to which her protagonist devotes herself with both concentration and fascination. Cast metal. Limited edition of 499 copies, signed and numbered. Format 12 x 8 x 19 cm (H/W/D). Weight 2.7 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.
Stauch's study of space, movement and the illusion of weightlessness is also a homage to Loïe Fuller, who revolutionised dance with her 'Serpentine Dance' from 1890. ars mundi exclusive edition in fine bronze, cast by hand using the lost wax technique. Finely patinated and polished. Edition of only 49 copies, numbered and signed. Size 24.5 x 14 x 29 cm (h/w/d). Weight 1.75 kg.
Cast metal, patinated. Limited edition of 980 pieces, signed and numbered. With certificate. Format 12 x 6 x 9.5 cm (h/w/d). Total height 18.5 cm. Weight. 1.4 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.
Cast metal, patinated. Limited edition of 980 pieces, signed and numbered. With certificate. Format 12 x 7.5 x 8.5 cm (h/w/d). Total height 22 cm. Weight 1.4 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.
After studying privately with renowned sculptors such as Arno Breker and Rudolf Alexander Agricola as well as other professional stations, the sculptor and designer Birgit Stauch has found her style. The sculptures 'Buchleser' and 'Buchleserin' are made of cast metal. Limited edition of 980 copies each, signed and numbered. ars mundi exclusive edition. 'Book reader': Format 8.5 x 8 x 11 cm (H/W/D). 'Book reader': Format 8 x 6 x 6 cm (h/w/d). Both sculptures in a set.
Even lofty heights don't stop them from banging their horns together. The ambition to prove to the other that they are stronger and more important makes them forget all caution. The sculptor and designer Birgit Stauch was a private student of various renowned sculptors such as Arno Breker and Rudolf Alexander Agricola. Her ibexes are made of cast metal with a bronzed surface. On a polymer stone base. Limited to 980 pieces. Signed and numbered. Size 19 x 18.5 x 10.5 cm (W/H/D). Weight approx. 2 kg. ars mundi exclusive edition.
Reading together is probably one of the few opportunities to be together and be in completely different worlds at the same time. The advantage of this is that you can feel each other's closeness and look forward to sharing your reading experiences with the other person soon. Cast metal, patinated. Limited edition of 980 copies each, signed and numbered. With certificate. ars mundi exclusive edition. 'Book reader': Format 12 x 7.5 x 8.5 cm (h/w/d). Total height 22 cm. Weight 1.4 kg. 'Book reader': Format 12 x 6 x 9.5 cm (H/W/D). Total height 18.5 cm. Weight. 1.4 kg. Both sculptures in a set.
Here - despite all the abstraction - it is the moon that is almost immediately in front of the viewer's eyes. 'Sterling Journey' plays with the light: when the light changes, the surface shows a moving, slight ripple and casts a silvery matt light back into the room. Wall object made of polished stainless steel, diameter 94 cm. Weight approx. 10 kg. For indoor and outdoor use.
Amitabha is one of the most revered Buddha figures and translates as 'the one of immeasurable splendour'. Here he is depicted with an alms pot in his hands. Amitabha's posture symbolises the future development of the enlightened mind. Made of brass. Size 20.5 x 14.5 x 9.5 cm (h/w/d).
Amoghasiddhi is the fifth of the Dhayani Buddhas (Meditation Buddha), the perfection of wisdom, purified of ill-will he embodies willpower and fearlessness. He faces north and holds his left hand open upwards and his right hand in the gesture of blessing (Abhayamudra). Brass, 3-colour patinated and polished. Size 28 x 20 x 14 cm (h/w/d). Weight 3.5 kg.
Buddha Shakamuni stands for the search for spiritual enlightenment and realisation. Made of brass, gold matt finish. Size 18 x 12.5 x 10 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 1.3 kg.
Buddha Shakyamuni embodies the search for spiritual enlightenment and realisation. Brass, 3-colour patinated in gold, silver and copper. Size 19 x 17 x 12.5 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 1.8 kg.
Dragons are guardians between the dimensions. No entry is possible without them. They protect house and yard and chase away evil spirits. Made from brass. Size 12 x 21 x 8 cm (H/W/D). Weight approx. 1.75 kg.
According to Buddhist tradition, Kanakamuni is one of the seven ancient Buddhas. He owes his name, 'the golden sage', to a shower of gold at his birth. Brass, antique green with gold finish. Size 15 x 12 x 8 cm (h/w/d). Weight approx. 1.2 kg.
The Buddha of Healing in his classic depiction with a bowl of healing nectar in his left hand and a myrobalan branch in his right. Brass with gold and black finish. Size 22 x 15 x 9.5 cm (h/w/d). Weight 2.3 kg.
