page_title: Rolf Brem
section_title: Creating his Portraits
hierarchical_section_title: Rolf Brem / Art / Creating his Portraits
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Relief Hirt und Herde vor dem Eingangsportal des Centro Evangelico Magliaso, Kanton Tessin, Schweiz, vom Luzerner Bildhauer und Plastiker Rolf Brem (1926-2014), Bronze 360 x 110 cm, Jahr 2002. (Neben den Schafen ist der Hirtenhund zur Rechten des Hirten zu beachten). Das Relief und die dazugehörende stützende Mauer wurden dem Centro Evangelico Magliaso gestiftet von Dr. phil. Hans-Ulrich Rübel (1919-2014), Zürich.
context_page_description: Rolf Brem was a Swiss sculptor, illustrator and graphic artist. He worked in Meggen close to Lake Lucerne.
context_section_description: Rolf Brem rarely draws sketches before he starts to model. He finds it easier to work with plastic. Rolf Brem usually takes his inspiration from his everyday life. If he notices something, he tries to make a model from his mind. However, if he we wants to create a tall figure he needs a real model. Then he tries to shape the form out of clay, wax, cement or plasticine. It needs to be a flexible material so he can play with the volume.
  To make a head, Rolf Brem starts by building a frame out of wood to avoid that the clay can fall down. Firstly, he shapes a normal head without knowing before what the person looks like. Rolf Brem organises several meetings to work and spends about one hour at a time on the portrait. His concentration is just good for about an hour, afterwards it decreases rapidly. It usually takes four to six meetings until a portrait is finished. If Rolf Brem is close the final result, he makes a plaster cast to save his work. Afterwards it is easier to work bravely. Once he finishes forming the portrait and makes a plaster cast, he takes the plaster cast to Mendrisio to cast it into bronze.
caption: Relief Shepherd and flock, Bronze 360 x 110 cm, front of the entrance to the Centro Evangelico Magliaso, Canton Ticino, Switzerland.
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