Unity (eng)

	Information about the artwork Artist Kurt Baumann (eng) Name Unity Year 2020 Place of location Aarwangen (CH) Dimensions 60x50x50 cm Material / technique Steel Hydraulic Splitting Cushion filled (blued), slab made of marble LASA Credits ©Kurt Baumann

As a sculptor and object d’art artist, I am interested in materials and objects or devices that have already had a previous life or have been developed and produced for a specific purpose. The steel hydraulic splitting cushions, which are actually used in marble quarrying, open up unexpected possibilities for me. In an experimental approach, I develop objects with their own expressiveness and fascination. Combined with other materials such as marble, unique pieces of an unusual kind are created.

The work "Unity" is a union of object (steel hydraulic splitting cushion) and material (marble slab) and stands as a contrast to the conventional situation, where the hydraulic splitting cushion actually causes a splitting off, a separation of the material ...

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