A BRAND NEW HEART
Anton Krajnc, painter and sculptor,has created a bronze heart covered
with intriguing relief images. It will be
the centerpiece of his international art project,
connecting five countries within the European Community -
a celebration of European Unity in cultural diversity.
THE BRONZE HEART SCULPTURE
(to see a larger version, click on the image)
From the original mold for the EUROPEAN HEART, two 8ft tall sculptures will be cast.
One is slated to be placed at the "root" of the symbolic heart,
in the courtyard of Castle Borl ,
proposed future home of the Anton Krajnc Foundation and Museum, near Ptuj, Slovenia;
the other sculpture will be divided into twenty-one separate parts,
each of them attached to its own heart-shaped bronze frame.
(Clicking on the images will show you
a virtual photograph of each Heart-Fragment at its site.)
The surface reliefs remain unchanged, but new details will become visible in the heretofore hidden inside of the heart, relating to the specific sites, where the Heart-Pieces are placed. Thus, a new series of Heart-Sculptures is created, each one different, yet all inter-connected with each other, and especially tied to the one central EUROPEAN HEART.
The sixteen "Heart Towns" were selected so that an imaginary continuous line,
connecting them, will trace the outline of a stylized heart on a map of Europe
- through Slovenia, Italy, Austria, Germany, and the Czech Republic.
THE HEART MAP
The Heart-Project can be expanded with additional designs and sculptures,
to include other European countries.
Krajnc has chosen bronze for this project, because it is an enduring material
that guarantees the continuing beauty of the sculptures.
We are currently casting small replicas of all Heart-Pieces
and talking to the mayors and cultural attachés of the proposed towns,
to obtain the necessary permissions to place these sculptures in official open spaces,
accessible to all.
We are asking that they will be permitted to remain in these locations for ten years.
The project itself is funded completely by AK Studio.
READ the Artist's STATEMENT about this project!
OTHER BRONZE SCULPTURES BY KRAJNC
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Last modified: February 1, 2007
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