
Ball Giamatti
2024
Ball Giamatti is a commanding sculptural work by the Los Angeles based duo The Haas Brothers, comprising Nikolai and Simon Haas, known for their imaginative blend of fine art and otherworldly craft. The bronze form rises from a richly textured verdigris patinated base evocative of a pine cone or organic sea creature, erupting into a fan of polished golden bronze stalks topped with smooth spherical forms. The sculpture rests on a cylindrical marble base that grounds the organic exuberance of the bronze above it. This piece exemplifies the brothers signature fusion of natural forms, material contrast, and playful surrealist imagination, making it a compelling acquisition for collectors of contemporary sculpture.
- Medium
- Patinated cast bronze, marble base
- Dimensions
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Marianne Boesky Gallery
Notes
Catalogue reference number: HBR.20801. Overall dimensions: 57 3/4 x 8 x 7 1/2 inches (146.7 x 20.3 x 19.1 cm). Bronze only dimensions: 19 3/4 x 8 x 7 1/2 inches (50.2 x 20.3 x 19.1 cm). Marble base dimensions: 38 x 7 x 7 inches (96.5 x 17.8 x 17.8 cm). Photo credit: Jeff McLane. Copyright The Haas Brothers.
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Wendell Castle
American · b. 1932

Castle similarly merged organic sculptural forms with exceptional craftsmanship and material contrast, creating works that blur the boundary between functional object and surrealist fantasy. His bronze and mixed material sculptures share the same whimsical yet commanding presence seen in Ball Giamatti.

Claude Lalanne
French · b. 1925

Lalanne worked extensively in patinated cast bronze to create sculptural works derived from organic natural forms including plants and animals, achieving the same verdigris toned surfaces and fantastical botanical quality present in this piece. Her work equally celebrates the tension between raw nature and refined metallic craft.

Roxy Paine
American · b. 1966

Paine creates large scale metal sculptures that replicate organic natural structures such as branching forms and botanical growths with extraordinary material precision, directly echoing the polished bronze stalks and spherical terminal forms of Ball Giamatti. Both artists investigate nature through the lens of meticulous fabrication and surrealist transformation.
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