On Human Beauty: Solo exhibition by Christian Bolt

Impulse Gallery is proud to host the highly anticipated exhibition "On Human Beauty" by Swiss artist Christian Bolt. Showcasing his largest body of work to date, this exhibition explores the perception of the human image and its inherent contradictions. Spanning across the expansive 440 square meters of gallery space, "On Human Beauty" features over 14 sculptures, as well as paintings and drawings, many of which were commissioned exclusively for this exhibition.

Christian Bolt, (b.1972) an artist and professor at Europe's oldest art academy (Accademia delle Arti del Disegno) in Florence, succeeds in building contemporary relevant bridges between the classical and the present. The foundation for this is his profound knowledge of Western philosophy and cultural history, which he acquired during his studies at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Carrara and Florence. Since the beginning of his artistic career in 2001, Bolt has been exploring the transformative image of man and its potential. At the core is the exploration of the sublime and the limitedness of human existence. This thematic tension field becomes visible on the one hand in a characteristic formal language and Duktus and is perceptible on the other hand in the dialogue between the work and the viewer.

Bolt has opened up creative freedoms through highly developed techniques of sculpture, finding expression in bronze, marble, and woodworking. The artist's sensitivity to form is also echoed in his painting and in his handling of his self-developed marble modeling clay, with which Bolt creates his relief-like assemblages. Regarded as one of Switzerland's most intriguing contemporary sculptors, Bolt follows in the footsteps of the country's prominent artists, incorporating abstract and classical influences into his sculptural creations.

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