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Artwork details
- Medium : Objects on Metal , Wood
- Framing : Framed
- Dimensions : 55.1x55.1in
About this artwork
This unique picture in the size 140cm x 140cm with 2613 used crown caps, which were attached with a special technique to the double-coated and silver-framed wooden plate (8mm), depicts the Marxist revolutionary, guerrilla leader, doctor and author Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Che was a central leader (comandante) of the rebel army of the Cuban Revolution from 1956 to 1959 and is its most important symbolic figure alongside Fidel Castro.
The work has a… weight of approx. 9 kilos and has pre-drilled (drilling) holes in the upper area of the picture that are covered by a single, magnetized crown cap. The work of art has a silver frame on the edges so that it can be hung up directly.
The artwork is signed on the back and the work comes with a certificate of authenticity.
The work has a… weight of approx. 9 kilos and has pre-drilled (drilling) holes in the upper area of the picture that are covered by a single, magnetized crown cap. The work of art has a silver frame on the edges so that it can be hung up directly.
The artwork is signed on the back and the work comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Henning Leuschner
Germany
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- Prizewinner
- Works on commission
« Bottlecap art is a human cultural product and the result of a creative drinking process, an aanalog art in a digital age. »
Henning Leuschner is an award-winning artist based in Germany whose works have been exhibited nationally and in Luxembourg. In addition, his art has been featured in publications such as Tach!, BIG Magazine, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, etc. Inspired by pop art culture, traveling, consumer culture, mass media, advertising, and the every day, Leuschner's distinctive bottle cap portraits also prize environmental protection, upcycling, and the importance of waste reduction.