Jan Lebenstein, Avant-Garde Sculpture, 20th Century, Ceramic

Modern sculpture referring to avant-garde sculptures - mainly cubist and organic abstract sculptures, as well as to Palaeolithic cult statues, such as Venus of Willendorf.

The sculpture is signed on the bottom with the initials JL. It can be assumed that this is the work of Jan Lebenstein, an outstanding Polish artist who speaks in many different media - primarily painting and graphics. Appreciated in the world for its distinct, original style. He was primarily interested in the animal and human figures, which were for him the starting point for symbolic and fanciful compositions in which the figures were deformed and deconstructed. His canvases were often covered with a thick layer of paint and other materials, which created a multidimensional, even convex relief on the surface. Based on the style, due to the specificity of the form and theme, despite the lack of a direct source, this sculpture can be attributed to Jan Lebenstein.

Heavy and massive, the statue is made of a plastic mass with the addition of small stone - emphasizing its rawness and organicity. Fluid, abundant forms represent, paradoxically, a skinny figure with protruding bones. The author paid a lot of attention to the face and arms, which in the original Paleolithic Venus had no meaning whatsoever, and therefore were usually omitted. Here the face and shoulders focus all attention, being the main transmitters of artistic expression,