Olivia Berckemeyer
Ships and airplanes dynamically rise up against gravity and time, long forgotten mythical creatures conquer the postmodern and the patina of aged structures meets surfaces of iridescent bronze or gold – in her unique sculptures, Olivia Berckemeyer generates confusion and fascination through the combination of apparent contradictions. Alone the use of bronze casting, an apparently anachronistic technique, undermines clichés of what contemporary sculpture ‘should be’. Yet precisely because of this medium’s unexpected flexibility is Berckemeyer so virtuosically successful in bestowing her subject matter with the appropriate form. Due to the natural characteristics of this medium, she can vary amorphous impressions of melting, dissolving, smelting – in short: the process, together with the her objects distinctive motifs and characters and alloy them to overall shapes. Subsequently, the represented figure or object remains clearly recognisable whilst exhibiting the notable effects of liquefaction, which recalls melting wax or dripping acid and often accounts for the majority of the sculpture. The production method has much to do with these deformations, as the original positive of the cast is indeed formed from wax. The contrast in the materiality becomes especially apparent when clearly recognisable areas are smoothed to a polish and the ‘effects of liquidation’ show a typical bronze patina. Thus there arises a very sensory interplay between sparkling gloss and deep, rough matt. The astute observer suddenly finds himself vis-à-vis a variation of baroque chiaroscuro, encapsulated in a contemporary sculpture.
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„Allein der Einsatz der scheinbar anachronistischen Technik des „Massiv-Bronzegusses der verlorenen Form“ in heutigen Tagen, unterläuft Klischees wie
gegenwärtige Plastik „zu sein habe“. Doch gerade wegen der ungeahnten Flexibilität dieses Mediums gelingt es Berckemeyer auf virtuose Weise, ihren Themen den angemessenen Guss zu verleihen. Denn
durch die genuinen Eigenschaften dieses Mediums kann sie amorphe Abformungen des Schmelzens, des Zerfließens, des Zergehens - kurz: des Prozesses mit der prägnanten Motivik ihrer Objekte und
Personen variieren und zu Gesamtformen legieren. In Folge bleibt die dargestellte Figur bzw. das abgebildete Objekt klar erkennbar, sieht sich jedoch bemerkenswerten Ausprägungen von
Verflüssigung ausgesetzt, welche an geschmolzenes Wachs oder triefende Schlacke erinnern und häufig einen Großteil der Plastik ausmachen.
Olivia Berckemeyer
Schwarzer Jager ( Black Hunter)
unique cast bronze
50x36x26 cm
14.000,00 €
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Flesh for fantasy
unique cast bronze a cire perdue
40x28x50 cm
12.500,00 €
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Blue Dior
polaritwax
32x35x25 cm
5.400,00 €
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Argonaute
unique cast bronze a cire perdue
60x40x20 cm 60 kg
23.000,00 €
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TLebensfaden/(thread of life)
aluminium polaritwax
50x25x 60 cm
7.000,00 €
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V-Zeta
unique cast bronze steel
28x23x33 cm
5.300,00 €
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V- PI
unique cast bronze steel
48x33x60 cm
5.900,00 €
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V-Gamma
unique cast bronze steel
28x20x32 cm
5.300,00 €
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Flying Horse
unique cast bronze a cire perdue
100x60x65 cm
20.000,00 €
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Lady D
unique cast bronze a cire perdue
40x48x58 cm
22.000,00 €
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Fehdehandschuh (gauntlet)
unique cast aluminium a cire perdue
55x38x20 cm 10kg
15.000,00 €
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SEA CLOUD, 2017
polaritwax linen wood
38x38x13 cm
4.700,00 €
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