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Ochse

Paweł Althamer

Date of creation 2018
Technique own technique, epoxy resin, wood, plaster, animal materials, wooden and metal construction
Size 245 x 356 x 210 cm
ID number CRP.RZ.1193
Method and date of collection Subsidized by the means of The Minister of Culture and National Heritage from the Promotion of Culture Funds within the National Collection of Contemporary Art programme, 2021

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.

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