Sculpture titled "Achilleus" by Andreas Loeschner-Gornau, Original Artwork, Metals

Achilleus (2023) Sculpture by Andreas Loeschner-Gornau

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Sculpture, Metals / Acrylic / Lacquer / Oil / Pigments / Bronze / Ceramics / Clay / Cement on Other substrate

Artworks classification

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 13.8in, Width 6.3in / 0.89 kg
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
Categories Sculptures under $500 Expressionism War

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

Achilles was revered as a godlike hero in the Greek world. With his beauty and magnanimity in appearance and demeanor, he shows “the moral image of a perfect Homeric nobleman.
In the most recent version of the birth saga, Thetis immerses him in the underworld river Styx, which made him invulnerable. However, his heel, which Thetis held him by, was not wetted and therefore remained vulnerable. He was raised by the centaur Cheiron, who taught him the arts of war, music and medicine. Faced with a choice of fate, he preferred a short but glorious life to a long but lackluster one. His mother hid him at the royal court of Lykomedes to protect him from taking part in the Trojan War. But Odysseus discovered Achilles, after which he took part in the Greek military campaign with his best friend Patroclus. In the tenth year of the war, a dispute with Agamemnon escalated so that he stayed away from the battle: This incident is sung as “The Wrath of Achilles” in the Iliad. The death of Patroclus drove him to take up arms again to take revenge on Hector, the greatest hero of the Trojans. Shortly after Achilles killed Hector, he met his death when he was hit in his vulnerable heel by an arrow from Paris directed there by the god Apollo.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Metals

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

Acrylic

Paint using traditional pigments mixed with synthetic resins.

Lacquer

Paint made with a resin from tree sap, various shrubs or with lacquer paints based on thermosetting resins. The technique consists in superimposing layers of lacquers with a vigorous polishing between each layer. It is mostly smooth shiny, but can sometimes also be satin or very Matt.

Oil

Paint consisting of pigments bound with linseed oil or carnations. The traditional technique consists of superimposing layers of paint increasingly rich in oil for a solid and durable hanger.

Pigments

Paint made with colored powder suspended in a liquid binder to obtain some paint or ink.

Bronze

Sculpture technique using an alloy of copper and tin metals.

Ceramics

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

Clay

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

Cement

Sculpture technique using an artificial material obtained by grinding and baking a mixture of limestone and clay.

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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