Ochse
Paweł Althamer
Monumental, realistic figure of an ox is molded in epoxy resin and mounted on a wooden and metal construction. Almost the whole external surface of the sculpture is made from organic materials such as wood, clay, animal bones and leather, hornet nest, horsehair as well as shells of coconuts. Inspired by a dream, in 2018 the artist made a small, ceramic figure resembling an animal familiar from many ancient representations, among others from a fresco in the Minoan palace at Knossos with the depiction of classical games with an ox. The second version of this representation has been enlarged to supernatural dimensions. Thanks to the applied construction, the sculpture is interactive, it may be touched, stroked and straddled.