
Near Life
The Gipsformerei - 200 Years of Casting Plaster
Veronika Tocha(Author)
Prestel (Publisher)
Published on 5. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
265 pages
978-3-7913-5940-3 (ISBN)
Description
For the last two centuries the Gipsformerei - or Reproduction Workshop - in Berlin has produced outstanding plaster cast replicas of some of the most famous works in the history of sculpture. Still in operation today, it is one of the oldest and most expansive institutions of its kind. Its archives hold several thousand original master models and molds-of artworks and artefacts up to 25,000 years old. To celebrate the Gipsformerei's anniversary, this book explores the cultural history of the casting technique that has been carefully perfected by the workshop. As one of the world's oldest artistic techniques, plaster casting has been used by artists from antiquity to the present to depict life. This book focuses on casts of animals and plants, European death masks and life casts, as well as sculptural masterpieces and contemporary works of art. Featuring more than two hundred extraordinary sculptures and objects from the collection of the Gipsformerei, complemented by pieces from international collections, this publication is one of the first to showcase the casts as works of art in their own right.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
260 ILLUSTRATIONS
Dimensions
Height: 298 mm
Width: 233 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1361 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-5940-3 (9783791359403)
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Veronika Tocha | Christina Haak | Miguel Helfrich
Nah am Leben
200 Jahre Gipsformerei der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin
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09/2019
Prestel
€42.00
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Persons
VERONIKA TOCHA is Curator and Research Associate at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany. CHRISTINA HAAK is Deputy Director General of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and Head of Research at the Gipsformerei in Berlin, Germany. MIGUEL HELFRICH is Commercial Director of the Gipsformerei. VERONIKA TOCHA is Curator and Research Associate at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany.