Artwork details
- Medium : Wood Without Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 8.7in, Height: 21.3in, Depth: 10.2in
About this artwork
The sculpture references to the pre-historic times and primitive culture. In a natural manner, a human head transforms into a voluminous shape that barely holds to anthropomorphic features. In 2015 during the reconstruction of the Botanical Garden of Peter the Great (St. Petersburg), the extraction of old trees was performed. This sculpture is cast from a 150-year-old giant elm tree under the branchs of which Alexander II, Alexander III and the last…
emperor of the Russia - Nicholas II - used to stroll along the garden paths.
Vladimir Makeev
Russia
Credentials
- Experienced Artist
« For me, the main questions in creation are rhythm and dynamics. »
Vladimir Makeev is a painter and sculptor based in Russia whose works have been exhibited nationally, in Norway, the United Kingdom, and France. Creating in a style that favors minimalism, his pieces explore spatial composition, as well as the relationship and interaction of forms. Makeev's sculptures are most often created with bronze and wood. His painterly compositions are made using acrylics and collage on canvas.