Entschlossenheit
This sculpture by Daniel Bucur embodies determination. One of nature's most fundamental structures is undoubtedly the double helix of DNA. This complex form is the material basis of the genes of all living beings. The biochemically interconnected molecules form the foundation and the key to all life on Earth. The artist hints at this primal force of life as determination in an oak sculpture.
While the majority of Daniel Bucur's works consist of a single piece of wood, he makes an exception here and assembles the sculpture from multiple layers of oak wood. They are matte polished, giving them a wonderfully warm, glossy surface. This presentation of the double helix exhibits both a vertically ascending and a horizontally stabilizing quality.
The artist builds the spiral layer by layer, gracefully and yet sturdily, towards the top. The determination to grow upward requires both foresight and caution.