Bronze sculpture, Rudolf Blättler *1941

The "Great Woman" is massive, heavy and can even be perceived as a frightening apparition. The feet are a huge, sprawling pedestal, from which grow firm legs, to the sides of which are placed the hands, again oversized. The belly, chest and back bear deep furrows, and above the broad shoulders sits a small, yet strongly accentuated head with bulges, eye sockets and mouth opening. The imposing stature appears sensual and monstrous at the same time. On the one hand, the surface of the figure seems delicate and soft, but on the other hand, this alternates with roughly hewn areas and deep furrows. In Blättler's art, this pronounced contrariness stands metaphorically for the contradictions of life. For Rudolf Blättler the "woman" means the archetype of sculpture, it refers to his primal and wild power. As a central theme, it has accompanied him and his work since the 1980s.


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