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Andora (b. 1958), 2 Artworks with Proton Rocket Models

Currency:EUR Category:Collectibles Start Price:600.00 EUR Estimated At:960.00 - 1,200.00 EUR
Andora (b. 1958), 2 Artworks with Proton Rocket Models
Mixed media; metal, plastic
Russia/Germany, 1997
Andora (b. 1958) – German artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut
One signed, dated and with copyright lower left ‘andora ©, 97 ©’, verso titled ‘in between’, signed, dated and with copyright ‘andora 97 ©’, in addition several stamps Andora Space Expedition, these stamps can also be found in the depiction
The other artwork verso with two stamps Andora Space Expedition and several of these stamps in the depiction
Models with the sketches of the painting of the Proton rocket of the artist
Dimensions: 25.7 x 55.5 x 6 cm and 27.5 x 45.5 x 6.3 cm (height x width x depth)
Provenance: Collection Andora, Germany
Andora painted a rocket in 1992commissioned by the Soviet aerospace, which was then launched into space; up to now he is the only artist whose art is orbiting the earth in space

The artist Andora first came into touch with space projects when he was commissioned in 1992 by the Russian aerospace, which was then launched into space. He incorporated into these two artworks two models of the Proton rocket that he painted with his sketches. In the artworks also appear various banknotes, lacquer paint, two bronze putti and scraps of paper. The images that he painted on these two objects clearly depict his pop art style. Up to now Andora is the only artist whose art is orbiting earth in space.



One artwork is signed, dated and with copyright lower left ‘andora ©, 97 ©’, verso titled ‘in between’, signed, dated and with copyright ‘andora 97 ©’, in addition several stamps Andora Space Expedition, these stamps can also be found in the depiction. The other artwork verso with two stamps Andora Space Expedition and several of these stamps in the depiction. One rocket is missing three jet propulsions and one exhaust. There are remains of red paint at the middle ring of this rocket. The total dimensions of the artworks are 25.7 x 55.5 x 6 cm and 27.5 x 45.5 x 6.3 cm (height x width x depth).

Andora (b. 1958)

Grown up as Andreas Hoge in Berlin-East, in the course of his career the artist, pop art painter and cosmonaut put on the pseudonym Andora. Accused of preparing for the flight from the GDR, he was expatriated to Berlin-West. He studied social education from 1980 until 1984. Afterwards, he started creating his first paintings that were of neo-expressionist manner. Later, conceptual installations and video techniques succeeded. Andora left the traditional canvas as a painting surface in the 90s and entered the three-dimensional reality with his pictorial language of bizarre creatures of a comic-like world and painted everyday objects. He accepted various commissions by large corporations, for example by WEST. This culminated in painting a Russian Proton rocket, which was then shot into space. Today, Andora lives and works in Berlin.
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