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About the artwork
Star bird following the energy trail or her half
Unique Stainless Steel and steel welding and grinding sculpture
aprox . 47 x 60 x 40 cm
signed December 2020
varnished with special protection to preserve all the welding effects and reflections
will be sent with authenticity certificate

Star Bird Playing With Her Shape

Unique welded iron sculpture by Ovidiu Kloska

Star Bird Playing With Her Shape unfolds as a luminous paradox: a creature born from raw industrial iron yet animated by a profound inner radiance. The sculpture’s dynamic silhouette — part wing, part astral fragment, part metamorphic gesture — captures the moment in which matter seems to exceed its own gravity and begin a quiet ascension. Through welded segments and subtle curvatures, Kloska shapes not an identifiable being, but the essence of becoming: a form suspended between earth’s weight and the vast, unmeasured breath of the cosmos.

The work preserves the metal’s scars, textures, and traces of fire, transforming them into a language of memory. Each welded joint becomes a point of tension, each polished highlight a spark of expansion. The piece suggests a “bird of light” playing with its own geometry — folding, unfolding, testing its boundaries — as if the sculpture were rehearsing its own birth into another dimension. In this interplay of edges and voids, the viewer senses an inner vibration: the desire of matter to transcend itself.

Despite its abstract nature, the sculpture carries a strong sense of presence. It is not static; it pulses with implied movement. Light glides over the iron, revealing shifting silhouettes that echo cosmic spirals and star paths. The work becomes almost celestially performative: a small universe compacted into welded form, balancing delicacy and force, fragility and resilience.

Kloska’s approach to metal is alchemical. He does not hide the industrial past of the material; instead, he elevates it. Through controlled tension and an intuitive understanding of spatial rhythm, the artist transforms iron into a bearer of metaphysical meaning. The sculpture becomes a metaphor for inner flight — the human longing to break from inertia, to reshape oneself, to reach a state of luminous clarity.

Placed in a gallery or private interior, Star Bird Playing With Her Shape acts as a silent yet powerful presence. It invites contemplation, offering the viewer a gateway into a more poetic dimension of space and form. Its unique character, both sculptural and symbolic, makes it a compelling statement piece: a fragment of star-born imagination captured in metal, forever poised at the threshold of transformation.

Materials used:

Stainless Steel, Cast Iron

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