LKFF Preview Tomorrow at 6:00PM : Mario Dilitz I Sculptures

LKFF Preview Tomorrow at 6:00PM : Mario Dilitz I Sculptures

LKFF Preview Tomorrow at 6:00PM : Mario Dilitz I Sculptures

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Mijntje Lukoff is proud to present

Mario Dilitz - Opening Tomorrow at 6:00 PM

We are delighted to invite you for the opening of our next solo sculpture exhibition, introducing, in exclusivity in Belgium, the artworks of Austrian artist
MARIO DILITZ
January 18 - March 2, 2013
Preview: Thursday January 17 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

The sculptor Mario Dilitz combines traditional sculptural knowledge and technical skills with very contemporary issues. Thereby he manages to create sculptures of great intensity and appeal. His work does polarize. There is a strong contrast between the aesthetic beauty of his sculptures and the content of the issues, where a profound confrontation with the vagaries of human existence takes place.

In « Er, Sie, Es », a lifesized nude woman observes the beholder while protecting her intimacy with heavy gloves, as if by watching her, he was intruding rudely. Should art allow such intrusions? Other Dilitz figures cling to an attribute (ie: « Big Fish ») or wear strange hats (ie: « Cool Cap »), left open to interpretation.

Even his choice of material reveals these contradictions. His sculptures, most of them lifesized, are created out of high quality laminated wood. After a process of destruction and then construction the wood has reached a new form of stability, which wouldnʼt have been possible in its natural condition. This process is made visible by the joints of glue in the laminated wood. Mario Dilitz chooses red glue thereby signing his creations unmistakably.

The main thread in Mario Dilitz’s parcours is perfection. Most likely, his perfectionism is due to his youth dedicated to high performance skiing. Before becoming a sculptor, he danced as ski Freestyler acrobat, successfully participating in European and World Cup competitions. « I always trained very hard », says the artist while he clears his desk in his Munich studio. Speaking not only about the competitive sport, which he gave up in the meantime, but also about sculpture.
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Hanneke Beaumont at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont
February 1 - April 28, 2013

The enigmatic bronze figures of Dutch sculptor Hanneke Beaumont have been a source of great fascination and wonder since they first captured international attention in the late 1990s. Since then, her works have been exhibited and installed internationally from London to New York, Munich to The Hague. At Meijer Gardens, her sculptures, Number 25 and Number 26, are a continual source of inquiry and enjoyment in the Sculpture Park.

In this major museum exhibition, curated by Joseph Becherer (Vice President and Chief Curator) Meijer Gardens will present Connected and Disconnected: The Sculpture of Hanneke Beaumont. This endeavor will feature fourteen sculptures in a variety of media and a select group of large-scale drawings. Works in terra cotta, bronze and iron will be featured allowing audiences the opportunity to understand her command of the human figure and her impressive fluency with materials.

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