РОДЖЕР РЕЙТМАНН

death of venus

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Roger Reutimann is a Swiss-American sculptor that blends conceptual and classical methods within our contemporary lives. Reutimann transforms the classic piece ‘Birth of Venus’ with the ‘Death of Venus’, as well as a special ‘Homage to Michaelangelo’. His art tends to make the viewers pause and think, provoking dialogue as well as creating an emotional connection.
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source: youonlyliveonce

“Death of Venus” is inspired by the iconic painting “The Birth of Venus” by Sandro Botticelli, created in 1486 during the Italian Renaissance.

To me this painting is a representation of unsurpassed artistic talent, creativity and originality. In today’s contemporary art world much of those qualities are no longer as important. Art has become more of a commodity and investment tool, something that people buy and hope it will be worth more in the future. In my sculpture the skull symbolizes those changes of cultural ideas and values. The shell from which she emerges is now closed, resembling a coffin. The Ferrari red auto paint is a representation of our fast living times, of glitz and glamour yet to some degree the figure itself represents the old traditions.
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source: etodayru
Скульптор Роджер Рейтманн (Roger Reutimann) родился в Швейцарии в 1961 году. В 1985 году окончил College AKAD в Цюрихе. Живет и работает в городе Боулдер, США.
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source: taringanet
Escultor Reitman Roger (Roger Reutimann) nació en Suiza en 1961. En 1985 se graduó en el Colegio Akad en Zurich. Vive y trabaja en Boulder, EE.UU.