The sculpture Levitation III, what represents a seated statue of a woman in the lotus yoga position, which is creatively shifted into an altered composition and creates the impression of floating (levitation) by touching the ground only at a few points – the little toe of one foot and a few fingers of the left and right hand. There is free space under the figure that can be looked into. The work is based on my similar, earlier sculptures – Levitation I and Levitation II, but most importantly it is a completely reworked model of the bronze sculpture “Levitation 2010”, which I created in 2010 for Dr. Braun Square in Ostrava – Svinov (the realization resulting from the victory in the public sculpture competition in 2009).

Photos: Kristýna Štuková and Georg Hörmann

Levitation II – a small variant of the Levitation statue, which, unlike Levitation I and Levitation III, faces upwards. This composition also presents a seated statue of a girl in the lotus position, which was shaped into a modified composition by the creative process and creates the impression of floating (levitation) by touching the ground with only two fingers of the hands and the little toe of the foot. It is not about reconciliation and release, as in other versions of this sculpture, but an expression of hope and determination. The statue is accompanied by a gentle smile and stainless steel eyes. In the eyes of the statue the viewer sees himself in a distorted reality. This is my second monochrome sculpture and the first in pure white.

The Levitation I – the first version of Levitation sculpture, a woman in the lotus yoga position, which is creatively shifted into an altered composition and creates the impression of floating (levitation) by touching the ground only at a few points – the little toe of one foot and a few fingers of the left and right hand. There is free space under the figure that can be looked into. Statue is in life size. Two versions of this sculpture – black version and white versions. Eyes are from glass or porcelain.

The Levitation I – the first version of Levitation sculpture, a woman in the lotus yoga position, which is creatively shifted into an altered composition and creates the impression of floating (levitation) by touching the ground only at a few points – the little toe of one foot and a few fingers of the left and right hand. There is free space under the figure that can be looked into. Statue is in life size. Two versions of this sculpture – black version and white versions. Eyes are from glass or porcelain.

Photos: Ivan Pinkava