Tanja Bürgelin-Arslan: Germany
Tanja Bürgelin-Arslan is an award-winning artist. Her prize designs include the fountain "The Path of Life“ (Grenzach-Wyhlen) as well as her design of the “Duck Portal" roundabout (Eimeldingen) and not least her design of the "Fürth Rathaus" subway station shown below.
1st prize awarded for the design of the subway station "Rathaus in Fürth". Two murals _60 m x 5 m_screen printing on ceramic steel. Stainless steel_chiseled concrete_granite
Tanja is able to capture the attention of all viewers through the diversity of her artwork, spanning a multitude of mediums from delicate sculptures or a large-scale piece of art in a public space, to light sculptures, photography, paintings, calligraphy and graphically produced works. Tanja possesses a wealth of talent and has been deservedly recognized for this. In addition, Tanja challenges our Christian culture, our faith, and our society with her art.
Artist | Wings of Hope©.Tanja Bürgelin-Arslan_Maple | Oak | Stainless Steel | Individual Parts (50,018 Pieces) | 230cm x 124.5cm x 284cm | (Weight 27.8KG - Excluding base)
In 2017, frontofbicycle Gallery introduced Tanja to their client at Roche who looked to commission a piece of artwork, to crown their newly constructed office building in Schlieren.
The Artwork: "WINGS OF HOPE": Taking the form of an antibody. The artwork consists of organic materials, two species of wood; maple, and oak to offer a stronger contrast. Including the base, it reaches 284 cm tall.
The sculpture was constructed from thousands of individual nodes and pegs, akin to the process by which amino acids come together to form an antibody structure. Using engineered stained sections to emphasize special features; the white elements represent the carbohydrate chain and blue elements the antigen-binding regions.
The Artwork: "WINGS OF HOPE": Taking the form of an antibody. The artwork consists of organic materials, two species of wood; maple, and oak to offer a stronger contrast. Including the base, it reaches 284 cm tall.
The sculpture was constructed from thousands of individual nodes and pegs, akin to the process by which amino acids come together to form an antibody structure. Using engineered stained sections to emphasize special features; the white elements represent the carbohydrate chain and blue elements the antigen-binding regions.
