Sculpture titled "Perseus made of the…" by Andreas Loeschner-Gornau, Original Artwork, Bronze

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Perseus made of the golden rain (2024) Sculpture by Andreas Loeschner-Gornau

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Sculpture - Bronze, 11.8x5.5 in

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One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 11.8in, Width 5.5in / 0.62 kg
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
Categories Sculptures under $1,000 Abstract Spirituality

Technology and material:
Ceramic, patina, acrylic - The sculpture is galvanically coated with copper and then chemically patinated.

Perseus in Greek mythology the son of Zeus and Danaë.
Acrisius, the king of Argos, is prophesied that a son from his daughter Danaë would be his downfall.
That's why he locks Danaë in the palace cellar with a wet nurse and has it guarded by bloodthirsty dogs.
Zeus fertilizes the sleeping woman as a shower of gold, whereupon Perseus is born.
With the birth of Perseus, Akrisius is now faced with the dilemma of what to do with them both.
Although he loves his daughter, he will have to fear his grandson all the more because his first attempt to escape fate has failed - in a way that he cannot understand.
He therefore locks Danaë and Perseus in a box and sets them out at sea.
However, with the help of Poseidon, Zeus prevents both of them from perishing.
When Danaë and Perseus wash ashore on Seriphos, an island in the Cyclades, Diktys, the brother of King Polydectes, finds them and takes them in.
Diktys is referred to as a fisherman, and in some versions of the myth also as a boatman or shepherd.
King Polydectes begins to stalk Danaë, but Diktys and later also the adolescent Perseus know how to protect her.
Therefore, King Polydectes tries to get rid of Perseus by demanding that he bring him the head of the Gorgon Medusa, which turns anyone who sees it to stone.
Pallas Athena appears to Perseus and gives him a shiny shield capable of reflecting a reflection. In doing so, she shows him a way not to look the danger directly in the eye.
He also has to visit Medusa's sisters, the Graien, the daughters of Phorkys, to find out where the Gorgon is.
When Perseus arrives, they are all asleep. Their heads have snakes instead of hair, and anyone who looks directly at them immediately turns to stone.
He approaches Medusa by looking into the shield of the goddess Athena, cuts off her head under the leadership of Pallas Athena and catches it in the nymphs' cloak pouch.
From the bleeding wound of the headless Medusa emerge Pegasus, a winged steed, and a giant named Chrysaor, both creatures of Poseidon.
With the help of the invisibility cloak and the flying sandals, he escapes and is thrown over many areas by winds and rain clouds.
Finally he sits down in the kingdom of King Atlas to rest and ask him for shelter.
But Atlas fears for his possessions and pushes the hero away.
This angers Perseus so much that he shows Atlas the head of Medusa, whereupon he immediately freezes into the stone that today forms the Atlas Mountains.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Bronze

Sculpture technique using an alloy of copper and tin metals.

Acrylic

Paint using traditional pigments mixed with synthetic resins.

Ceramics

Sculpture technique using as raw material a malleable Earth which can have different color then cooked to increase its solidity.

Metals

Sculpture technique using metal, generally malleable, ductile and light-reflecting material.

Clay

Sculpture technique using as a raw material a malleable soil that can have different colors.

Technic Sculpture

Sculpture is an artistic activity which consists of designing and producing shapes in volume, in relief, either in the round (statuary), in high relief, in low relief, by modeling, by direct carving, by welding or assembly. The term sculpture also designates the object resulting from this activity.

Andreas Loeschner-Gornau

Germany

1988 Student at the Bauhaus Dessau1989 Exmatriculation due to political activities against the GDR regime1998 Rehabilitation and diploma in fine arts at the University of Art and Design / Burg Giebichenstein in Halle1988-2003 Freelance work as an artist in Halle2001-2002 Freelance work on media art Projects on behalf of Volkswagen AG / accompanying the market launch of the Phaeton and Passat W8 cars (all international automobile fairs and Autostadt Wolfsburg) 2001-2002 freelance work on behalf of the University of Magdeburg, Faculty of Neuropsychology (IM Team Neurox) - biological parameters (read from the brain ) were implemented for control in 3D worlds. My tasks were the development (+ programming) of the virtual worlds, as well as the development of the Gestalt psychology concept. The developed software and hardware were included for the rehabilitation of patients. The project was awarded the Innovation Prize for Medical Technology by the Federal Ministry of Research.2003-2012 freelance artistic work in Cebu City / Philippines2005-2010 teaching position (visiting professor) at the University of the Philippines, in Cebu City, for fine arts and design.2007-2012 freelance Design development on behalf of Filipino export companies for the American, Japanese and Australian markets. 2017 freelance work as an artist in Erkelenz. Freelance work as an artist in Weimar since 2019 ....

Art in collections:

Art collection of the Nord/LB Hannover

Mungyeong Tea Bowl Museum South Korea

Art collection of the State Gallery Moritzburg Halle

Art collection of the state of Saxony-Anhalt

GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts Leipzig

Collection of the Artothek at the Bonner Kunstverein

Collection "Videor Art"

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numerous international private collections

Publications:
1990 art magazine Art1990+2002 Kunstforum International2000 'The Ir- Real of the Real'University of Georgia / The Georgia Museum of Art Athens / USA1995 'Eyes on the City' Sao Paulo /Brazil2008 Monument Magazine', Architecture and design /Australia2008 'POL Oxygen' Art, Design,Architecture magazine / Australia1993 'The Future Of The Memory' Progetto Civitilla / Italy2001 'Don't talk with your mouth full!' Kunstverlag Nürnberg2000 “XXVII Fidem 2000 Art Medal In Germany Berlin ...

numerous international solo exhibitions

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