Rocking Chair III

MARIUS RITIU
2024
Hand-Hammered Copper Sheet, Wooden Chair
H 198 x L 106 x W 62 cm
Unique piece

The sculptures of Marius Ritiu resemble signals or material messages of extraterrestrial origin. Transforming objects akin to cosmic meteorites, the artist shapes them into hypnotic forms and sculptural compositions.

His working method is profoundly ascetic and requires no complex studio infrastructure. Employing a limited set of tools — hammers, blowtorches, and sheets of copper — Ritiu manually forms each object, beating the metal onto a stone base.