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Karl-Heinz Deutsch
Helmet Head / - Futuristic Archaism -
c. 2003

$4,164.25

£3,116.95

€3,500

CA$5,719.70

A$6,395.32

CHF 3,354.61

MX$77,462.68

NOK 42,345.39

SEK 40,006.16

DKK 26,646.51

About the Item

Karl-Heinz Deutsch (*1940 Karlsruhe), Helmet Head, around 2003. Polished and patinated bronze, 23.5 cm (height) x 25.5 cm (length) x 16 cm (depth), weight 4.9 kg. Monogrammed on the reverse, identified as copy number 4/6, and with the foundry mark "Balzer Pforzheim". - In mint condition. - Futuristic Archaism - The helmet head looks like a relic from the archaic past as well as from the future. The dark areas give the impression of having been sculpted in an original way, showing scratches and abrasions caused by the passage of time, while the elegantly curved polished areas, reminiscent of Brancusi's futuristic sculptures, anticipate a time that has not yet dawned. Unlike Brancusi's more abstract figures, however, the anthropomorphic is the essential element in the helmet head. The back of the head, in particular, is clearly contoured and we can make out the eyes, at least on one side, while the polished, golden shimmering surfaces with the curve that runs from the forehead to the chin and the slit-like indentations around the mouth transform the anthropomorphic into something helmet-like. However, despite the different coloration, it is not possible to distinguish between the head and the helmet; rather, the two merge and diverge, as if we were looking at a prototype of the head that is both helmet and head, coming from both the past and the future. The classical effect of the sculpture comes from this timelessness. The creative exploration of the head is central to Karl-Heinz Deutsch's artistic work, which is why the helmet head is a very important work in the artist's oeuvre, and one that is very rarely offered as a bronze cast on the art market. "For years I have been preoccupied with the subject of the head and its many design possibilities. It is the dominant feature of the human body. I reduce the figure and concentrate exclusively on it. It stands for the spiritual in man, which is why it has an infinite expressive power for me. In my search for the "primeval head" I find "helmet heads", "axe heads", "visor heads"...". Karl-Heinz Deutsch About the artist After an apprenticeship as a ceramic modeler, which laid the sculptural foundation for his later work as a sculptor, Karl-Heinz Deutsch studied at the Karlsruhe Art Academy from 1960 to 1965 with Hans Kinderman and Fritz Klemm. Since then, he has worked as a freelance artist, with a focus on sculpture in public space, which includes more than 75 realized art-in-architecture projects. For example, he created a silver-plated Janus head for the Rhineland-Palatinate State Representation in Berlin. Deutsch has also held various public teaching positions since 1965. In 1988 he was appointed honorary professor at the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Applied Sciences. He was the initiator of the international sculpture symposia in Jockgrim. Since 2001, he has had a studio in the Fronte Lamotte of the fortress of Germersheim. An extensive donation by the artist to the city of Germersheim led to the establishment of a sculpture museum, also located in the Fronte Lamotte, which is based on the donation. Karl-Heinz Deutsch has received several awards and in 2017 was awarded the German Federal Cross of Merit. GERMAN VERSION Karl-Heinz Deutsch (*1940 Karlsruhe), Helm-Kopf, um 2003. Polierte und patinierte Bronze, 23,5 cm (Höhe) x 25,5 cm (Länge) x 16 cm (Tiefe), Gewicht 4,9 kg. Rückseitig monogrammiert, als Exemplar Nummer 4/6 ausgewiesen und mit dem Gießereistempel „Balzer Pforzheim“ versehen. - in tadellosem Zustand - Futuristische Archaik - Der Helm-Kopf wirkt gleichermaßen wie ein Relikt aus archaischer Vergangenheit und als ob er aus der Zukunft stammen würde. Die dunklen Partien vermitteln den Eindruck, auf ursprüngliche Weise plastisch geformt worden zu sein und im Lauf der Zeit entstandene Kratzspuren und Abschabungen aufzuweisen, während die elegant geschwungenen an Brancusis futuristische Skulpturen gemahnenden polierten Bereiche eine noch nicht angebrochene Zeit vorwegnehmen. Im Gegensatz zu Brancusis weit abstrakteren Figuren ist das Anthropomorphe beim Helm-Kopf jedoch das wesentliche Moment. Insbesondere der Hinterkopf ist deutlich ausgeformt und wir erkennen – zumindest einseitig – die Augen, während die wie golden schimmernden polierten Flächen mit dem von der Stirn bis zum Kinn durchlaufenden Schwung und den luftschlitzartigen Einkerbungen im Mundbereich das Anthropomorphe zu etwas Helmförmigen transformieren. Allerdings kann, trotz der verschiedenartigen farblichen Erscheinung, nicht zwischen Kopf und Helm unterschieden werden, vielmehr geht beides ineinander über und auseinander hervor, als ob wir einen Prototyp des Kopfes betrachten würden, der Helm und Kopf zugleich ist und gleichermaßen aus der Vergangenheit wie der Zukunft stammt. Aus dieser Überzeitlichkeit resultiert die klassische Wirkung der Skulptur. Die schöpferische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Kopf ist für Karl-Heinz Deutschs künstlerisches Schaffen zentral, weshalb der Helm-Kopf ein ganz wesentliches Werk im Oeuvre des Künstlers darstellt, der als Bronzeguss nur äußerst selten auf dem Kunstmarkt angeboten wird. „Seit Jahren beschäftigt mich das Thema „Kopf“ in seiner vielfältigen Gestaltungsmöglichkeit. Er bildet die Dominante des menschlichen Körpers. Dabei reduziere ich die Figur und konzentriere mich ausschließlich auf ihn. Er steht für das Geistige im Menschen, daher hat er für mich unendliche Aussagekraft. Auf der Suche nach dem „Urkopf“ finde ich „Helmköpfe“, „Beilköpfe“, „Visierköpfe“,…“ Karl-Heinz Deutsch zum Künstler Nach einer Lehre als Keramik-Modelleur, mit der Karl-Heinz Deutsch die plastischen Grundlagen seiner späteren bildhauerischen Tätigkeit legte, studierte er von 1960 bis 1965 an der Karlsruher Kunstakademie bei Hans Kinderman und Fritz Klemm. Seitdem ist er als freischaffender Künstler tätig, wobei sein hauptsächliches Betätigungsfeld die Skulptur im öffentlichen Raum ist, zu der auch mehr als 75 realisierte Kunst am Bau-Projekte gehören. So schuf er beispielsweise für die Berliner Landesvertretung Rheinland-Pfalz einen versilberten Januskopf. Seit 1965 geht Deutsch zudem verschiedenen öffentlichen Lehrtätigkeiten nach. 1988 wurde er zum Honorarprofessor der Fachhochschule Rheinland-Pfalz ernannt. Er war Initiator der internationalen Bildhauersymposien in Jockgrim. Seit 2001 betreibt er ein Atelier im Fronte Lamotte der Festung Germersheim. Eine umfangreiche Schenkung des Künstlers an die Stadt Germersheim führte zur Gründung eines ebenfalls im Fronte Lamotte ansässigen Skulpturenmuseums, dessen Grundstock die Schenkung bildet. Karl-Heinz Deutsch wurde mehrfach ausgezeichnet und 2017 mit dem Bundesverdienstkreuz geehrt.

Creator:
Karl-Heinz Deutsch (1940, German)
Creation Year:
c. 2003
Dimensions:
Height: 9.26 in (23.5 cm)Width: 10.04 in (25.5 cm)Depth: 6.3 in (16 cm)
Medium:
Bronze
Movement & Style:
Surrealist
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Berlin, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2438215526192

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