Margo

Today, I want to show one of my significant sculptures, Margo in bronze.

Fate decreed that it took 30 years to make it.

I suggest paying attention to plastics, as a volume, one form grows from another, eventually turning into one whole, under the definition of SCULPTURE.

My sculptures cannot be viewed from the perspective of plot and literary description, which prevents admiration of the fullness of volume and composition.

In short, the aesthetic value lies in the form itself. The same principle applies to all my work, which defines me as a formalist artist.

Margo in plasticine

Margo in plasticine: standing figure with arms raised to her head, in the studio

Margo in plasticine: the figure lying on her side, head resting on her hand, in the studio

Margo in plasticine, standing on a metal frame, with the sculptor seated beside it in the studio

Margo in plasticine: close view of the torso and hips

Margo in plasticine: the figure lying on a painted wooden pallet on the studio floor

Forming of sculpture

White mould shell lifted open over the sculpture in the studio

White mould section above the lower half of the figure, with legs and a foot visible

Green fibreglass mould sections covering the figure

This is the process of montage and completion after casting

Cast bronze torso and legs with iridescent oxidised surface, in the foundry

Cast figure suspended from a hoist over a trolley in the foundry

Gilded-looking cast figure lying on a trolley in the foundry

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To drill two precisely aligned holes at 90 degrees on the back of the sculpture, we had to coordinate carefully. The piece was transported to a specialized factory where a precision machine was used for the task. The preparation alone took an entire day—while the actual drilling required just 30 minutes.

To protect the delicate chemical patina, I carefully wrapped the sculpture in protective film, ensuring no surface damage occurred during the process.

Sculptor in an orange hard hat looking at the black figure hanging from a hoist in a workshop

Sculpture wrapped in protective film on the bed of a drilling machine

I determine the level between the sculpture and the future glass on which Margo will lie at 3 points.

Black sculpture lying on a wooden table outdoors among trees, with a cat sitting below

In future, I refused the heavy dark stand.

Black bronze Margo reclining on a glass sheet above a black plinth in a garden

Rear view of the bronze figure’s legs on the glass sheet, outdoors

Margo reclining on a glass sheet over a black plinth in a gallery with arched grey walls

Final result

Margo displayed on a glass sheet and black cubes in front of a night-time window, with visitors behind

Margo seen from above on glass and black cubes, with a museum label at the lower right

Close view of Margo’s face, raised arm and hand

View of Margo from the legs, with the face and hand at the bottom of the frame

Margo on a glass sheet and black cubes in a gallery, with visitors outside the window

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