Concept of the Artist

Stephan Balkenhol carves larger-than-life human figures from blocks of wood with traditional tools. The resulting sculptures are brought to life by the work of his chisel, creating gradations of highlights and shadows and lightly painted surfaces. Early examples of his work?male or female nudes attached to pedestals?echoed classical Greek statues; their carefully positioned features (the geometry of the lip, the curve of the eyebrow) and extraordinarily life-like relaxed postures belie their apparent simplicity. More recent works feature unremarkably dressed contemporary figures, rendered with enough detail to almost suggest three-dimensional portraiture. https://www.artsy.net/artist/stephan-balkenhol

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Artworks

Please evaluate the quality of the artworks, look at the congruence with its concept, its aesthetic meaning, etc.

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Art world contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for world of art.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for the world of art,
in areas like aesthetic, conceptual. Also if has been a raw model and inspiration for other generations of artists,
curators, museums, collectors, art historians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to the world of art?

Society contribution

In this question you will evaluate how important is the work of this artist for our society.
In other words, if the contribution of their work is important and substantial for our current society,
our way of thinking, if has broken paradigms, if has been an influence for other persons like activists,
reporters, philosophers, politicians, etc.

How is the contribution that the works of this artist give to our society?