Macierzyństwo. Art -brut. Brąz. XX wiek.

Sometimes I wonder what is wrong with me. Why do I buy things that others would not even put in their homes, even if they paid extra for them? Where does my fondness for objects that deviate from the commonly accepted canon of beauty come from? Perhaps, infected by the primitive tribal art of Africa, I seek expressive power and a unique beauty in every work, without an obvious message.

I bought a sculpture, which probably depicts motherhood, at a collectors' market in Poznań. The stand's offer suggested that the seller had taken over the remains of a foundry workshop. Probably a domestic one, although this was not stated explicitly. The quality of the other castings offered for sale was very good, so I think that the roughness and carelessness of the figure was intentional on the part of the artist.

The sculpture has no signature, nothing that would allow the artist to be identified. My personal associations lead me to the work of Jean Miro, of course I mean only the style of the sculpture. I am in no way suggesting that he could be its author. I also have associations with the graphic symbol of the Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital. The book intrigues me. Here, in turn, an analogy with the sculpture of Saint Anne Teaching Mary comes to mind. Unfortunately, religious themes, apart from Christ and Pietà, appear very rarely in modern sculpture.

I classify the sculpture as Art Brut. I believe that it was made by the author in a spontaneous, intuitive way and is not the result of the complex thoughts of a professional artist. But life can be surprising. I am happy to admit that I am wrong.

The sculpture is 30 cm high, 13 cm wide, and 7 cm deep. It is almost a full cast, so it is heavy. The red paint adds expression, although I do not know if it was the artist's idea.