Jerzy Kedzer's Balancing Sculptures Challenging Gravity - A Mystery of Our Time

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

We are all accustomed to the fact that sculptures made of marble, bronze, plaster always have a stable base under them, which is a counterweight to heavy structures. However, modern masters, like magicians, have learned to work miracles, replacing pedestals with completely incomprehensible supports. Among such sculptor-virtuoso from Poland - Jerzy Kedzer, renowned for its stunning creations of stone and metal that balance in the air.

The creator of these stunning pieces defied gravity and managed to achieve almost perfect balancing of sculptural compositions in the air. Even scientists who are interested in the phenomenon of the master are far from the solution. Some believe that the key lies in calculating the ideal weight distribution, while others attribute magical properties to wonderful sculptures. "Absurd" - say and you will be right.

However, no one can say exactly how the sculptor managed to achieve such an amazing result. The sculptor keeps the methods of his artistic work in the strictest confidence. And this riddle constantly stirs up interest in creativity and in the name of the master.

Jerzy Kedzier (Jerzy Kedzior, Jerzy Kedziora) was born in September 1947 in the city of Czestochowa (Poland). There he graduated from the School of Fine Arts, and then - the National Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He received world fame and fame for his unique gift to create sculptural statues that, when suspended on a thin rope, maintain an amazing balance.

The heroes of his works, as a rule, are circus performers: gymnasts and jugglers, acrobats and tightrope walkers, for whom maintaining balance is a natural state. The frozen stone sculptures seem to move along thin cables in various positions and with different objects. But it also happens that the master uses in his work other characters that are far from the circus and sports.

Stunning statues, frozen in the air, make passers-by who first saw them freeze in bewilderment. Everyone is concerned about the question of how such rather weighty figures, literally only in contact with one point of support, can soar in the air without swaying from the wind, without turning over and without falling. Miracles, and nothing more.

And no matter how you look closely, but do not look closely - it is impossible to see anything but cables tightly stretched between structures, trees, pillars. The master does not use any additional fasteners and supports in his work. This is the amazing secret of the truly magical works of the virtuoso sculptor Jerzy Kedzer.

And the most amazing thing is that the reliability and safety of the balancing figures are so great that the authorities of many cities safely allocate entire sites for their placement on the streets, in public gardens, and even over the roadway. The townspeople are so confident in their stability that they quite boldly pass under them and pass in cars, not worrying about their safety.

The creations of the sculptor from Poland Jerzy Kedzer are a real mystery of our time. In addition to the city streets of Poland, they can be seen in some museums and galleries around the world, as well as in the squares and streets of many European cities. During his long creative career, skillfully applying the skill of the artist and engineering thought, Jerzy sculpted a huge number of sculptures floating and balancing in the air. His creations can be justly classified as illusions, tricks, and even magic.

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