| Feb. 8, 2008 - Two monumental events, World War II and man's journey into space are the inspiration behind "Eternal Love", a 4 -meter high statue cast in bronze standing on a 4 meter plinth, and the latest work from the Polish artist, Wojtek Siudmak. Siudmak has lived and worked in Paris for the past 40 years.
"When I consider the destruction wrought by World War II and combine it with the vision of Earth from the Cosmos granted to us in the Twentieth Century, I am overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility Mankind carries - for both our planet and civilization as a whole.", says Siudmak. "Peaceful coexistence is indispensable, as is the obligation to use technology and energy resources with care and wisdom."
The unveiling of the statue, in the Renaissance style, of the heads of a man and a woman suspended in space like two planets joined by their respective rings -a symbol of Universal Harmony - is scheduled for 2009 in a specially reconstructed arena of Siudmak's native town of Wielun.
"Eternal Love" is the first part of Siudmak's vision of a permanent sculpture park and museum. A copy of the "Eternal Love" sculpture will be sent by relay, to one of the cities of peace. The chosen city will commission a sculpture by its own artist. It will keep the original, and will send a copy to another city of peace, with a third to Wielun. The works will symbolise peace and harmony, not only in Wielun but in a number of cities which are Wojtek Siudmak members of the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities. Born out of the United Nation's General Assembly in 1986, the Association has the goal of building a world less violent and more humane, a world of tolerance and mutual respect. Member cities include Chicago, Berlin, Beijing, Coventry, Tokyo, Moscow and Melbourne.
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"Eternal Love" UNIVERSAL PEACE
By Wojtek Siudmak
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Siudmak's vision has already been promoted at a number of key events enjoying the patronage of international figures such as Germany's formal Bundespräsident, Roman Herzog, and Frank Wilczek, Nobel Laureat for Physics 2004.
Further events to raise funds for the project are planned during 2008, the centre of which will be the 1.2 meter high scaled stereolithography (SL) model built by Paris based engineering group Groupe Erpro using the DSM Somos® WaterShed® 11120 SL resin.
More about Wojtek Siudmak
Born October 10th, 1942 in Wielun, Poland's Wojtek Siudmak is considered to be one of the principal representatives of Fantastic Realism. After graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Siudmak moved to Paris in 1966 to continue his studies at the École de Beaux-Arts. Siudmak's work has been exhibited at locations throughout the world, with a broad-spectrum of personal acknowledgements including those from Frederico Fellini, George Lucas, Guy Béart, the Noble Laureat for Physiologie and Medicine, Jean Dausset and Alexander Wolszczan, the Astronomer accredited for discovering the first extra-solar planetary system.
Further information about Wojtek Siudmak can be found at www.siudmak.com.
About Groupe Erpro
Based in Paris, Groupe Erpro offers a fully integrated service from concept engineering and design through to prototyping, injection moulding and pre-production parts manufacture. The group's in-house capabilities encompass several RP and RM technologies, including Stereolithography (SL) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Vacuum casting and CNC-Machining. Groupe Erpro is active Europe-wide in a range of leading-edge technology industries including aerospace, automotive and medical, as well as cosmetics and product design. The group's customers include EADS, Dassault Aviation, Eurocopter, Renault, Visteon, Delphi, Sagem and Faurecia.
Further information about Groupe Erpro can be found at www.erpro.fr or by contacting Erpro directly on +33 (1) 34 14 62 67.
About DSM Somos®
DSM Somos (www.dsmsomos.com) is one of the world's leading material suppliers to the rapid prototyping industry, providing stereolithography liquids used for the creation of three-dimensional models and prototypes directly from digital data. Somos' patented ProtoFunctional® materials are used by a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical and telecommunica-tions. Somos' corporate office is located at: 1122 St. Charles Street, Elgin, IL 60120 (Tel. +1-847-697-0400), Americas@dsmsomos.info. For more information on DSM Somos® in Europe: Tel. +49-172-244-0180, Europe@dsmsomos.info
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