The first two lead sculptures of 2011
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
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- Alexander Lichtveld
- Alexander Lichtveld, born in Amsterdam 1953, is one of the sculptors who knows how to lift ceramics from its traditional role. After he finished his education in ceramics at the Rietveld Academie he explored the material and the technique in such a way that by now the 'baked-in factor of coincidence' is brought back to an acceptable minimum. The result is a solid, massive, geometric style, that leaves the 'pottery-culture' of traditional ceramics far behind. Just as with modelling in wax, working with clay is a matter of adding, rather than taking away. For a structure to remain upright internal constructions are needed. To make these, Lichtveld uses partitions of the same material, placed in strategically important places. In doing so, the outer smooth geometrical structure derives its appearance from a controlled get-together of inner lines of force. The only way to achieve this is through a very labour-intensive method; an estimated six weeks of work for a piece of 50 times 50 times 50 cm. The sculptures here at Trias Serica are smaller. cv: www.alexanderlichtveld.nl/images/AlexanderLichtveld_CV.pdf