Stephan Balkenhol Weibliche Büste auf Sockel, 2011 Wood Sculpture ca. 85 x 85 x 60 cm The German sculptor Stephan Balkenhol is famous for his roughly carved, colored wooden sculptures. His world of motifs revolves mainly around the human being, but it is also populated by animals and fantastic hybrid creatures. Men and women are shown in constant variations, often dressed in nondescript clothing and hardly gesturing, but sometimes in surprising postures and with unexpected attributes. While no two figures are the same, the expressions on their faces, at once unmoved and moving, have a typically enigmatic quality that reaches beyond the individual. They make no reference to any specific persons; they do not illustrate anything and narrate no stories. They are freely open to interpretation. Seemingly modern in outlook, they are unimpressed by the hectic hustle and bustle around them, with its constant demands for new and spectacular sensations. Hardly any other sculptor of our time is able to depict the modern human being more exemplarily than Stephan Balkenhol. We will present a new wood sculpture.
