Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
The photos of the lot are informative and indicative, and cannot provide a highly detailed view of the object from all angles. We recommend a careful physical inspection of the lot before bidding.
18. Architecture of Flight [2024]
1972, Vaslui
Estimate
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 12.000 - 18.000
Sold
Pretul de pornire si cel estimat nu sunt preturi de vanzare efective
EUR 12.000
Session
Tue, 19 November 2024 17:00
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Felix Aftene masterfully transitions his works from the two-dimensional plane of the canvas to the three-dimensional material composed of bronze, plaster, wood, resin, metal or fiberglass. In this way, he materially turns his artistic ideas into sculptures, managing to capture the viewer's attention with the diversity of the mediums used. The artist often proposes a neoclassical approach to mythological beings, skillfully contemporizing them. His characters are archetypal beings derived from late antiquity. The ideatic manner of representing the human body loses its typical characteristics and acquires a conspicuous symbolic charge. Felix Aftene adheres to the theories proposed by existentialists and transforms them into art. He transcribes his dreams from memory onto paper and eventually onto canvas, or in this case, three-dimensionally. The contortion of the character, face and feathers all converge towards the artist’s thematic leitmotif: flight. The mannerism encouraging daydreaming is enhanced by the metaphysical representation of human specificity, and the postures in which they are portrayed (especially in painting) remind of the surrealist flight of Marc Chagall's protagonists. The Voronet blue or the specific blue of Felix Aftene's painting, now becomes an oxidized blue, which contrasts strongly with the dynamizing breath of the bronze.
References
"Felix Aftene" Catalog, Performantica Publishing House, Iasi, 2010.
Dimensions
depth 20 cm, width 63 cm, height 79 cm
Description
bronze, signed and dated at the base, "FELIX AFTENE, (20)24"
Dating
2024
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Detalii
Felix Aftene masterfully transitions his works from the two-dimensional plane of the canvas to the three-dimensional material composed of bronze, plaster, wood, resin, metal or fiberglass. In this way, he materially turns his artistic ideas into sculptures, managing to capture the viewer's attention with the diversity of the mediums used. The artist often proposes a neoclassical approach to mythological beings, skillfully contemporizing them. His characters are archetypal beings derived from late antiquity. The ideatic manner of representing the human body loses its typical characteristics and acquires a conspicuous symbolic charge. Felix Aftene adheres to the theories proposed by existentialists and transforms them into art. He transcribes his dreams from memory onto paper and eventually onto canvas, or in this case, three-dimensionally. The contortion of the character, face and feathers all converge towards the artist’s thematic leitmotif: flight. The mannerism encouraging daydreaming is enhanced by the metaphysical representation of human specificity, and the postures in which they are portrayed (especially in painting) remind of the surrealist flight of Marc Chagall's protagonists. The Voronet blue or the specific blue of Felix Aftene's painting, now becomes an oxidized blue, which contrasts strongly with the dynamizing breath of the bronze.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For clarifications regarding the bidding procedure, hammer price costs, guarantee, payment, and collection terms for the winning lot, we recommend carefully reading/re-reading the Bidding Regulations.
For additional information regarding the lot and the auction, please contact the Art Consultants Department.
References
"Felix Aftene" Catalog, Performantica Publishing House, Iasi, 2010.
Dimensions
depth 20 cm, width 63 cm, height 79 cm
Description
bronze, signed and dated at the base, "FELIX AFTENE, (20)24"
Dating
2024
Brought to you by
Roxana Scripcaru
Head of the Romanian Postmodern & Contemporary Art Evaluation Office
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