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The sculpture is highly abstracted, yet our eye immediately connects it with the forms of a human body. Daniel Bucur has created a human figure here. Along the vertical axis, the figure is strictly symmetrical. The two bulges are also symmetric along an imaginary horizontal axis, representing the upper and lower parts of the torso, between the shoulder and hip. Abstraction arises from unnatural lengths in their vertical orientation. The neck and legs have a similar length and are symmetric to each other. Nevertheless, the connection between the head and feet is formed without explicitly representing these two parts of the body.

The surface is roughly cut with a flex. This reflects both the sensitivity to the material and the strength and coarseness with which one can work the material. The oak wood with its charming irregularities also contributes to the overall picture. As is often the case, here, too, less is often more. The artist has succeeded in creating a body with a simple, abstract form.

Quiet and steadfast, the two guardians gaze near and far. Nothing escapes their watchful eye. One head is slightly inclined, the other raised straight upward. They perform a responsible duty. However, you can also sense the tension: they are determined, strong, and ready to fight when necessary.

The artist carved this pair of figures from two elongated pieces of oak wood. They are rugged characters, as emphasized by Daniel Bucur through the coarse surface carved with a chisel. The challenge for the artist was to depict the tension between calm and vigilance. He was aided by the natural growth of the wood, which had a bulge. With this deviation from straightness, Bucur conveys the pose of readiness. The artist drew inspiration from the monumental bronze work "The Reunion" by Ernst Barlach, which depicts the encounter of the Apostle Thomas with Jesus after his resurrection.

For the owner of the sculptures, the question also arises as to where to place them. They have a completely different impact in a small room compared to a wide space. With their energy, they dominate the space. The two guardians simply cannot forget their duty.

Cherry wood naturally possesses a wonderful reddish color, and in this case, the artist has transformed it into a highly emotional wooden sculpture. It radiates and warms us as we gaze upon it. Nevertheless, it does not find rest. This emotionality is supported by the lively grain of the matte, gleaming rootstock. The irregular shape follows the natural growth and emphasizes the nervous flickering of flames.

Different types of wood also have different temperaments. Imagine if the sculpture were made of oak wood instead of cherry wood. It would never have been given the name and form of a flame. The quality of the material here dictates the direction.

A quirk of nature has brought together both the warming red of the flames and their flickering in this form of the rootstock. But it was the artist who recognized this coincidence and reduced his work in such a way that both elements, form and color, were preserved and even intensified in their effect.