Icarus Sculpture by Guy Buseyne

Icarus is a bronze sculpture in the typical Buseyne style: clear lines and reduced, almost geometric body shapes. Deliberately doing without elaborate facial features makes it much easier for the viewer to identify with the object. The Icarus figure is patinated in a brown-gold tone, perfectly matched to the accompanying gold-colored stele made of polished bronze (120x21x21 cm). The work of art is produced and offered in a limited edition (75 pieces). Each copy is individually numbered, signed and comes with a certificate. About the legend of Icarus Icarus and Daedalus were held captive by King Minos in the labyrinth of the Minotaur on Crete as a punishment because Daedalus had given Theseus helpful hints on how to use the Ariadne thread. Since Minos controlled the sea and the land, Daedalus invented wings for himself and his son. To do this, he attached springs to a rod with wax. Before take-off, he told Icarus not to fly too high and not too low, otherwise the heat of the sun or the moisture of the sea would lead to a crash. At first everything went well, but after passing Samos and Delos on the left and Lebinthos on the right, Icarus became cocky and climbed so high that the sun melted the wax on his wings, whereupon the feathers came loose and he fell into the sea. The desperate Daedalus named the island on which he had buried his son in memory of his child Ikaria. The Icarus myth is generally interpreted to mean that the fall and death of the cocky is the punishment of the gods for his outrageous reach for the sun. According to Ovid, the gods let Icarus die in revenge because Daedalus had murdered his nephew and student Perdix out of envy of his skills. (From "Icarus". In: Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Editing status: December 11, 2020, 11:31 UTC. URL: de · wikipedia · org / w / index.php? title = Ikarus & oldid = 206437467)