Hovering Angel

Hovering Angel was made in the year 1926 by Ernst Balarchstadt who was a German expressionist sculptor in order to commemorate the people who were suffering during the war. Ernst himself participated in the First World War and he knew the problems that people were passing through. The Sculptor is made brass, 150kg and it is in a shape of an angle, with his arms folded on his chest. The sculptor’s eyes are closed which shows that the angel is showing mercy on the people who are on the earth. The Sculptor is suspended so as to act as an angel hovering above the skies and feeling sorry for those who are suffering on the earth.

The sculptor’s shape which resembles that of an angel clearly depicts the way the angels view people on the earth. This consequently makes the sculptor to represent the angels, and show the people on the earth that they also care. Brass metal which was used in making the sculptor is used to symbolize the special body of the angels which is unique as compared to that of a human being. Its body size is being as compared to that of a human being which symbolizes how big the angels are.

The angel’s body colour is brown, and black in all parts of its body. The hair colour and the body colour are similar in that it shows the angel’s body colour is the same. The angel’s body is covered by a rob, which is curved and can be seen to be as a part of its body. The rob runs from the neck to the knees. The arms of the angel, which are folded on its chest, are huge showing the supernatural powers of the angels. The face of the angel is smooth and has been curved to look as that of a human being, showing the close relationship between the angel’s and the human beings. On the angel’s back, there is a chain which has been hooked making it possible for its body to be suspended thus hanging as if to be flying above the ground. The chain on the back symbolizes the wings that angel’s possess which allows them to be able to fly above the ground.

The angel’s body is covered in both black and brown colours, and the brown colour represents the powerful nature of the angels. The angels possess powers which makes them different from people thus they have two different colours which represent different things. On the other hand, the dark colour represents the human kindness that the angels possess. The angels possess human kindness, and thus they feel pain whenever they see people suffering on the earth.

The lines on the angel’s body have been clearly used to create boundaries between the angel’s body and the rob that covers its body. Moreover, on the angel’s arms, there are lines which show the size of its arms which are huge as compared to that of human beings. The lines on the face are also used to give the angel an appearance which is similar to that of a human being. The upper part of the body from the chest to the head is slightly raised compared to other parts of the angel’s body in order to show way the angel is hovering.