Lot 382 Rainer Kriester. Testa cifrata. 1998. Bronze, …

Testa cifrata. 1998. Bronze, golden patiniert. 15,5 x 8 cm (42 x 8 cm). Im Fuß nummeriert sowie mit Stempel "KRIESTER" un dem Stempel der Gießerei. - Insgesamt sehr gut und tadellos.

Zeitgenössische Kunst – Schmied 1551. - Eines von 40 Exemplaren. - Skulptur "Testa cifrata" von Rainer Kriester, die eindrucksvoll seine künstlerische Auseinandersetzung mit dem menschlichen Kopf als Symbol für Identität und Existenz zeigt. Der Titel, übersetzt als "verschlüsselter Kopf", verweist auf Kriesters zentrales Motiv: den Kopf als Träger von Ausdruck und Bedeutung. Kriesters Formensprache speist sich aus vielfältigen Quellen: prähistorische Artefakte, Kultmasken, antike Stelen, aber auch moderne Architektur und Philosophie. Dabei verzichtet er weitgehend auf narrative oder emotionale Inszenierung, sondern strebt stattdessen eine Konzentration auf das Wesentliche an - auf Masse, Volumen, Oberfläche, Zeichenhaftigkeit.

Contemporary Art – Bronze, golden patina. Numbered to the foot and stamped "KRIESTER". With foundry stamp. - Very good overall. - Schmied 1551. - One of 40 copies. - "Testa cifrata" sculpture by Rainer Kriester, which impressively embodies his artistic exploration of the human head as a symbol of identity and existence. The title, translated as "encrypted head", refers to Kriester's central motif: the head as a carrier of expression and meaning. Kriester's formal language draws on a variety of sources: prehistoric artefacts, cult masks, ancient stelae, but also modern architecture and philosophy. He largely dispenses with narrative or emotional staging, instead focussing on the essentials - on mass, volume, surface and symbolism.

Result: 500 €

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