99
Wim Van Mulders
RAPHAËL BUEDTS THE STAIRWAY TO THE HEART Auprès de mon arbre, Je vivais heureux J’aurais jamais dû m’éloigner d’mon arbre Auprès de mon arbre, Je vivais heureux J’aurais jamais dû le quitter des yeux. Georges Brassens Die bildende Kunst beginnt niemals bei einer poetischen Stimmung oder Idee, sondern beim Bau einer oder mehrerer Figuren. Paul Klee
Boom [Tree], 2007 Eik, krijt / Oak, chalk, 128 x 32 x 34 cm Privécollectie / Private collection
The Roman author Plinius distinguished between three kinds of sculpture : plastica, scultura and fusoria. Plastica is modelling in clay, scultura sculpting in stone or wood and fusoria casting in bronze. Rodin came at the end of the tradition where the human figure for the last time adopts a heroic pose in its posture and movement in space. Constructivism strips sculpture of its pathos as expressed in marble and bronze and uses industrial techniques. In the future, the sculptor will compose from separate elements, constructing like an engineer, arranging, combining, assembling and grouping. The sculpture will leave its pedestal and merge with it to immerse itself in reality as a thing amongst things. The art of Raphaël Buedts continues this dialogue between sculptor and material. Working in the tradi tional way, Buedts created an inner bond with the ma terial. Skill assumes application and dedication, which, at the same time, are part of the work and of the urge.1 Wood Buedts’ work is characterised by an intimate explora tion of wood. His sculptures and pieces of furniture
Hout [Wood], 2007-2008 Olieverf en krijt op doek / Oil and chalk on canvas, 40 x 30 cm Privécollectie / Private collection