Bogdan Rață's Erotic Sculptures: Hybrid Anatomies and the Art of Desire
Romanian sculptor Bogdan Rață, 35, from Timișoara, creates hybrid human anatomies that blend eroticism with surrealism. Known for his colossal red hand sculpture "The Middle Way" installed in Liverpool (St. George Hall), Porto (Casa da Música), and a blue version in Kiev (replacing a destroyed Lenin statue), Rață's work since 2010 has focused on combining incongruous body parts—fingers on feet, hands on heads, nipples on heels—using materials like metal armatures, synthetic resins, polyester, polystyrene, fiberglass, and industrial paints. His pieces evoke a "disturbing" yet attractive erotic charge, challenging conventional notions of desire. The article, published in Artribune Magazine #48 by Ferruccio Giromini, explores Rață's practice as an "art of desire" that invents absent bodies through surrealist juxtapositions.
Key facts
- Bogdan Rață is a 35-year-old Romanian sculptor from Timișoara.
- He created 'The Middle Way,' a colossal red hand sculpture installed in Liverpool (St. George Hall) and Porto (Casa da Música).
- A blue version of 'The Middle Way' was installed in Kiev, replacing a destroyed Lenin statue.
- Rață's work since 2010 hybridizes human body parts: fingers on feet, hands on heads, nipples on heels.
- He uses materials including metal armatures, synthetic resins, polyester, polystyrene, fiberglass, and industrial paints.
- His sculptures are described as post-human, ludic, and erotic despite their grotesque appearance.
- The article was written by Ferruccio Giromini for Artribune Magazine #48.
- Rață initially used his own body as a model before moving to other bodies.
Entities
Artists
- Bogdan Rață
- Ferruccio Giromini
Institutions
- Artribune Magazine
- St. George Hall
- Casa da Música
Locations
- Timișoara
- Romania
- Liverpool
- Porto
- Portugal
- Kiev
- Genoa