Free Standing Sculpture-Fritza

Free standing sculpture "Fritza"

This free standing sculpture “Fritza” is the result of me being a fan of Gustav Klimt's work.

A visit to "the Belvedere" and the Secession Building in Vienna was a real treat.
In particular, the works from what would later be called Klimt’s "Golden Period": works executed in graphic perfection with an excess of ornamentation, and a lot of gold leaf.

And there I saw the painting of Fritza Riedler and also “The Kiss”.

For me, painting / decorating a work is not limited to the outside or front. So all sides and the inside of my work is decorated.
My predilection for filling areas and the use of gold leaf attracts me to the work of Gustav Klimt.

Abstract painted sculpture

Wikipedia: 1906 – Portrait of Fritza Riedler (oil on canvas, 153 cm × 133 cm)

One of the most exhibited of Klimt's portraits, it represents the clearest example of his geometrising phase, with its diagonal compositional structure and the almost inconsistent dress. The suggestive contrast between the rhythmic repetition of the decorative symbols and the plasticity of face and hands, evoke the dialectic between figurativism and abstract style typical of this phase in the artist's development.

The different elements in the painting are reflected in my painting of this free standing sculpture.

For me, the pattern of the chair in the painting is the most eye-catching, and so it is in the pattern of the sculpture a main feature. The winding lines from this pattern are continued over the entire work.

The floating and swirling gold leaf squares are like the fine, transparent fabric of the dress.
This contrasts with the large gold leaf squares at the base. They represent the geometric background of the painting.

The painting of the top of the sculpture contains elements from the background of Fritza's head.

Size free standing sculpture Fritza

Height: 115 cm
Width: 33 cm
Depth: 25cm

Materials free standing sculpture Fritza:
pinewood
acrylic paint
gold leaf