GODDESS VENUS

Product Code: GODDESSVENUS48

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Summary

Year 1975
Bronze sculpture

Author Josip Konta

Limited edition 4/8

Certificate of authenticity

Short description:

Sculpture, patinated bronze:
height 37 cm
width 6 cm
depth 7,5 cm

Plinth, stone travertine, removable:
height 10 cm
width 7,5 cm
depth 8,5 cm

Total weight 3,3 kg

Delivery of artwork

All the artworks of Josip Konta come with a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist himself and a certificate of authorship from the Croatian Society of Fine Artists.

The artist provides free shipping of his works to any location worldwide, enabling art lovers to take delivery of his works without any additional costs, thereby saving time.

The sculptures are shipped in wooden crates custom-made for sculptures, which are certified for international shipping, ensuring the safety and protection of the artworks during transit to their new destination.

The weight of the crate is 14 kg, plus a protective filling made of light material.
The total weight of the wooden crate and sculpture is 17,3 kg.

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Biography

Josip Konta was born in Livno on May 18, 1946. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 1972 and completed his postgraduate studies as a collaborator in the master workshop of Professor Antun Augustinčić from 1972 to 1974.

Following three years (1974-1977) as the director of the Art Foundry at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, he has been living and working as an independent artist in Zagreb.

His fifty-year-long artistic career, marked by a series of solo and group exhibitions, has produced artworks found in private collections in both Croatia and abroad.

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Analysis of the sculpture and possible meaning

Josip Konta is an artist whose works often express strong emotions. In this case, inspired by his own relationship with his mother and wife, he celebrates women in the sculpture Venus. Created in 1976, the sculpture portrays femininity and beauty. Her name is taken from the ancient goddess of love and beauty, further emphasizing the artist’s intention.

Venus is considered an exceptionally personal work of the artist, reflecting his intimate relationship with the women in his life, a relationship that was not always ideal. The artistic form and the choice of materials are in harmony with the context that symbolizes the beauty, elegance, and tenderness of the female gender. However, the anatomical incompleteness of the sculpture symbolizes the problematic nature of these relationships, whether for subjective or objective reasons.

This sculpture is exemplary for its organically textured surface, adding an extra layer of meaning and appeal to the overall work. The sculpture Venus, although small in size, exudes a strong sensuality and elegance, dominating the surrounding space. It is made of bronze with a somewhat rougher finish. This gives it the appearance of rawness but also emphasizes the texture and weight of the material, giving the sculpture a sense of grounding, solidity and strength.

The form and materiality of this sculpture allow Konta to manifest his passion for research and experimentation, and a persistent search in his approach to the sculpture to express his artistic vision.

Main features of sculptural artworks

Josip Konta’s sculptural works reflect the artist’s deep fascination with themes of alienation, various states of the human spirit, and the individual’s position in society. Through his sculptures, Konta explores the complexity of human nature and the internal conflicts that accompany contemporary society.

His sculptural technique includes voids and irregularities in modeling, which are closely tied to the concept of negative space, further emphasizing the importance of the relationship between form and void in his works.

Konta uses negative space to achieve a specific aesthetic and convey a message in his works. The voids and irregularities in the sculptures symbolize feelings of alienation, emotional emptiness, or a lack of communication, further reinforcing his explored themes. The horse in Konta’s sculptural works often symbolizes humanity’s ideal reflection – that sought-after, better part of us that is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to achieve. The artist uses this motif to underscore the necessity of introspection for every individual.

Notably, the artist supports complete interpretive freedom for viewers of his sculptures, acknowledging that each interpretation of the work is subject to each individual’s personal experience based on their life experiences and understanding of the world.

Josip Konta’s bronze sculptures are produced exclusively in a limited edition of no more than eight original copies (1/1-1/8).