‘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 |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | bronze, wood, concrete, paint, iron, glass and offset lithograph 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | About 48 years old |
| Internal 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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