MERCURY
By Oskar Zięta
Overview
This artwork was last updated 521 days ago.
2020
Steel, Steel
Edition of 10
Dimensions: 150cm (H) x 150cm (W) / 59.1" (H) x 59.1" (W)
Diameter: 150cm / 59.1"
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings
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Artist statement
MERCURY is an artistic wall installation composed of organic steel bubbles of irregular lines and mirroring surfaces. It is a sculpture that attracts with its scale and abstract character inspired by forms occurring in nature such as pebbles or mercury's droplets.
Alchemists claimed that mercury was the very First Matter from which all metals were created. MERCURY is an object designed to give the spaces an artistic touch. It is a tribute to mercury – the only liquid metal. It was born out of a fascination with steel and passionate work with this material.
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Artist profile
Oskar Zięta
Born: 1975
Hometown: Zielona Góra
Based in: Wroclaw
Oskar Zięta is an artist fascinated with the formal properties of metals, which he transforms into sculptures that play with the senses, often intimidate with their scale and cross the border between what is possible and what is only imagined. In his works, he uses his original method of metal …
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