This stele (throne) was created in 2004 during a one-week visit to the summer academy in Neuburg/Donau under the excellent direction of the sculptor Hermann Bigelmayr,
assignment "usable seating". My goal was - in addition to the predominant desk work - to create something handcrafted. The size of the poplar tree provided (diameter 33 cm, height approx. 160 cm) quickly proved difficult for a complete beginner. In addition, an iron screw, overgrown on both sides and thus invisible, ran through the entire trunk, to which a massive wire rope was attached. The solution came from the triangular cutout
of the screw (so it could be removed) and 2 additional cuts with the chainsaw. This resulted in a throne-like shape. Only then could the idea of a free-standing turtle be implemented. The work was featured in the local newspaper (Neuburger Rundschau) under the headline "Wooden block becomes a turtle throne" and now stands next to my front door.
[hint: this is an automatic translation from German]
| Category: Sculptures
| Material: Holz
| Country of origin:
Bavaria, Germany
| Artist: Klaus Lurati
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Similar pieces
You will see on the stylized turtle shell the exhibits arranged according to their similarity. Click on the turtle shell and explore the exhibition!
The pattern of a turtle resembles a mathematical Voronoi diagram. We use a Voronoi diagram here, which displays exhibits on a surface partitioned according to the similarity of the pieces. The similarities of the pieces are calculated by an artificial intelligence algorithm.
Das oben links dargestellte Objekt (farbig umrandet) ist das Referenzobjekt zu dem die ähnlichen Objekte dargestellt werden. Ein neues Referenzobjekt kann aus den angezeigten ähnlichen Stücken per Klick bestimmt werden. So kann man sich entlang von Ähnlichkeiten durch die Ausstellung bewegen.