‘Dry Clay Head on Concrete Floor’ by Dutch artist Mark Manders calls to mind ancient Greek sculptures propped up by wooden constructions. His sculptures have a timeless quality that is also found in this work of a woman’s head, displayed on a plinth designed by the artist. The work simultaneously evokes a fleeting moment: it is as if the artist has walked away while modelling, and the wet clay has dried out. But that is an illusion: the head is actually cast in bronze and painted by hand. Manders has frozen a single moment for eternity.

Specifications
Title | Dry Clay Head on Concrete Floor |
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Material and technique | bronze, wood, cocrete, paint, iron, glass and offsetprint on paper |
Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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Location | This object is in storage |
Dimensions |
Height 252.5 cm Length 125 cm Width 124.5 cm |
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Artists |
Kunstenaar:
Mark Manders
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Accession number | BEK 2010 (MK) |
Credits | Aankoop met steun van / Purchase with support of: een particulier via Stichting Endowment Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen / a private donor via Endowment Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen 2018 |
Department | Modern Art |
Acquisition date | 2018 |
Age artist | Unknown |
Exhibitions |
Mark Manders 'Dry Clay Head on Concrete Floor' (2018) |
Material | |
Object | |
Technique |
Offset print
> Mechanical
> Planographic printing
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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