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Damascus steel composition “ATAMUNI”: a knife with a rippled blade and a handle bearing a row of small wedge-shaped signs, on a dark cloth.Damascus steel composition “ATAMUNI”: a knife with a rippled blade and a handle bearing a row of small wedge-shaped signs, on a dark cloth.

Composition ATAMUNI

Year
2022
Medium
Damascus steel
Availability
Price on request

The architectural and sculptural interpretation of the blade:

The thick body and the absence of a handle in the usual sense radically sets the blade apart from other knives. I deliberately continue to develop the composition into a free form. Therefore, I propose to consider this subject as a small sculptural plastic. Exposing the object, I remove everything superfluous as much as possible and bring it to geometry, admiring the design and the finest wavy transitions on the blade, which, in my opinion, create a mystical feeling. Studying ancient cultures in the original and analyzing them allows me not to get lost in today’s complex diversity of art. I have always wanted to look further, and this is the most challenging and incredibly interesting thing. WHAT’S THERE…?

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