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*1946
- Title
- „Close up“
- Time
- design 2024
- signed
- "Yanni"
- Material
- bronze, marble base
- Height
- 72 ¾ in
Through the extreme simplification of the human form and the condensation of sculptural mass until it acquires a monolithic character, Souvatzoglou does not plastically render the indivisibility of the union of two bodies, but rather its transcendence — its elevation from the material to the ideal.
The purity of form, with its almost geometric simplification, culminates in the tubular lower half that supports the work, intensifying the sense of liberation from the weight of the bodies, the burden of matter, and ultimately surrounding the united forms with an aura of uplift. At the same time, the glossiness of the surface eliminates all texture, every trace of materiality.
The sculptural pursuit of the minimal brings out the clarity of the sculptural. The work invites the viewer to move around it, offering a sculptural play of continuous variation and dynamic tension between the representational and the abstract, the material and the ideal. Through the succession and merging of visual angles, the heads gain mobility – separating and reuniting into a shared, oval shape, like in a cinematic close-up of a kiss.
Greek sculptor Yanni Souvatzoglou draws his inspiration from the symbolic expressiveness of ancient sculpture, particularly Cycladic, Minoan, and Etruscan art. This influence is evident in his body of work, which is predominantly anthropocentric and rich in symbolism.