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I have been carving sculptures with a \nchainsaw for 10 years. During this time \nI have acquired a special technique and \ndeveloped my own visual language.<\/span><\/p>\n

My sculptures challenge the senses and \ninspire the imagination. With their bright, expressive colors and imposing dimensions, they attract the viewer\u2018s attention from afar.\nThey are a game of transformation in which figures with human features appear to be \nin the process of dissolving, rebuilding or \notherwise reuniting. This approach creates \na fascinating tension between form and \nresolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

My artistic career is therefore not only \ncharacterized by craftsmanship, but also by \na constant search for new forms of expression and a deeper connection to my art.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201eAndrea Halm\u2018s wooden works are not created from the material, but almost against it. It is not the visual or haptic contact with the apple, poplar or lime wood that marks the beginning of the creation process, but sketches on paper. The figure developed on paper is then carved into the material with a chainsaw. \u201eThe wood has to follow me,\u201c says the artist herself. <\/span>
However, the figure in the mind\u2018s eye undergoes changes during this process. \nIn the dialog between the sculptor and the fantasy creature she has created, \nit gains its own individual character.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the border area between plant, animal and human, moving and animated figures are created in which overemphasized sensory organs, such as bulging mouths or tentacle-like eyes, contribute significantly to the sensual aura. <\/span>
This is further intensified by a pop-colored coating of the smoothed surfaces. \nThese thus detach themselves as a shell from a core framed in light-absorbing black. Its multiple perforations ensure a close interlocking of volume and surrounding space. <\/span>
In addition, the initial volume of the workpiece is reduced to a framework of \nintertwined lines through numerous openings and holes. Their curved and \nkinking courses contribute to the expressive dynamism of the figures. On the one hand, they are reminiscent of the art and cult objects of primitive, exotic cultures that inspired the artists of classical modernism. On the other hand, their polychrome poppiness transports us to the aesthetic world of comics or advertising.<\/span><\/p>\n

The individual character of the figures is then congenially concretized by the artist\u2018s brother, Jochen Maier. The individual figures, some of which he arranges into groups, are given names corresponding to their individuality, which in turn become part of a lyrical calling card. Initially the result of artistic inspiration, the figures in turn become the source of it. Fantasy figures as fantasy stimulators.\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quote from Markus Golser, art historian
bei der Ausstellung SkuBi in der Kulturm\u00fchle Rechberghausen 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\u2026\u2026\u2026..Press\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Esslinger Zeitung vom 20. Februar 2022<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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N\u00fcrtinger Zeitung vom 9. M\u00e4rz 2022 29.01.22 \u2026..Alles so sch\u00f6n bunt hier<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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\"Ver\u00f6ffentlicht<\/a>

trott!war \u2026\u2026\u2026Sonderausgabe \u201eKunst & Kultur 2022\u201c<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
\"Ver\u00f6ffentlicht<\/div><\/div><\/section>
\"NTZ<\/a>

NTZ 06.05.2023<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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SAWN AND PAINTED \u2013<\/strong><\/span>
FROM TREE TRUNK TO SCULPTURE\u2026.. <\/strong><\/span>

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FIRST, THE SCULPTURE TAKES SHAPE IN MY MIND, THEN AS A ROUGH SKETCH ON PAPER. <\/span>
USING VARIOUS CHAINSAWS, I USUALLY CARVE THE SCULPTURES FROM LINDENWOOD, BUT I ALSO CUT INTO OAK, DOUGLAS FIR, PINE, AND POPLAR.<\/span>
MOVABLE EARRINGS AND INTERTWINED CURLY LOCKS PRESENT A PARTICULAR CHALLENGE. AFTER SAWING, THE SCULPTURE IS SHAPED WITH A FLEX TOOL AND SMOOTHED. THE PAINTING PROCESS GIVES THEM PERSONALITY\u2014THEY ALL HAVE  <\/span>NAMES AND THE STORIES BEHIND THEM \u2013 MY BROTHER JOCHEN MAIER IS WRITING THESE FOR YOU JOCHEN MAIER<\/strong> ON THE WOODEN BODY.<\/span>
WHEN COATED WITH UV VARNISH, THE SCULPTURES BECOME SUITABLE FOR OUTDOOR USE BIRD SCARERS<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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