Royal Penguin. This Royal Penguin sculpture was inspired by my fascination with these funny, yet graceful and elegant birds. I had been thinking about creating a penguin for a long time.
The idea took shape while I was turning an old motorcycle lamp casing in my hands. It became the main part of the penguin’s body, while everything else developed spontaneously during the creative process.
I didn’t try to copy the body’s proportions accurately. I wanted to make the penguin funny, like a character from an animated film. And my imagination came to life! The royal penguin stands proudly on an iceberg, gazing into the distance as if it knows exactly where to drill a hole in the ice. This Royal Penguin sculpture combines humour, elegance and unusual found objects in one playful character.
Materials:
- Head: part of a water mixer and aluminum spoons.
- Body: motorcycle and lorry lamp casings.
- Legs: marine lighting lamp clamps and shelf brackets.
- Tail: aluminum spoons.
- Iceberg: casting made from a transparent resin composition.
- Ice drill: a hand tool for drilling ceramic tiles.
Dimensions: 25 x 24 x 34 cm
Year: 2016
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