Item - Untitled (six figure group)
| ID | UNSW S 1965/0570 (052164) |
| Artist | Bert FLUGELMAN (1923 - 2013) |
| Title | Untitled (six figure group) |
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| Category | Sculpture |
| Medium | bronze, cast |
| Materials | bronze |
| Edition Number | unique |
| Measurements (cms) | |
| Height | 240.00 |
| Width | 432.00 |
| Depth | 59.00 |
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| Marks/Inscriptions | |
| Location | on base |
| Signed | inscribed: Flugelman '64 |
| Produced | |
| When | 1964 |
| Where | Australia |
| Style | Abstract |
| Subject | Figurative |
| Credit Line | Commissioned by the University in 1963; installed 1964 |
| Description/Remarks | Flugelman created this sculpture using a method that was revolutionary in Australia at the time. Huge slabs of polyurethane were carved with a hot wire then directly cast in bronze, using a process similar to the lost wax method. Each figure was cast individually, then all six were welded together. Instead of finishing with a traditional polished surface, the artist chose to leave the work in a roughened state. This approach to the material was innovative for its time, and resulted in an honest brutalism that suited the (then) raw concrete façade of Goldstein Hall. |
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