Święta Barbara. Brąz. Francja. XX wiek.
PLN700.00
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The figure of the saint has been only roughly sketched out, consisting of two geometric shapes. Despite this, we can see a woman in archaic robes, clearly corresponding to our schematic ideas of what a "saint" should look like.
The creator of this sculpture attempted to reconcile two extremes: a realistic representation of St. Barbara with the minimalism characteristic of modern sculpture. The figure of the saint is merely outlined, consisting of two geometric shapes. Nevertheless, we see a woman in an archaic robe that clearly corresponds to our schematic ideas of what a "saint" should look like. In addition, the figure is raising a chalice with the Eucharist. The sculpture lacks individual facial features because we do not usually expect them. A sign, a symbol, a line pretending to be long hair is enough, and we fill in the rest ourselves.
I do not know who the author of the sculpture is. The reason for its creation is not clear to me. Simon Nora is the author of a report commissioned by the President of France on the impact of digitization on the development of modern society. The report was written at a time when the shape of today's civilization was the product of the most daring science fiction publications. I do not understand the connection between the report and the figure of St. Barbara. Perhaps the only connection is that Barbara is the patron saint of professions that involve hard and dangerous work. But I am not going to explore this issue further.
The sculpture is 27 cm high, 9 cm wide, and 3 cm deep. The diameter of the base is 7 cm.
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The figure of the saint has been only roughly sketched out, consisting of two geometric shapes. Despite this, we can see a woman in archaic robes, clearly corresponding to our schematic ideas of what a "saint" should look like.