A bust of Ulrike Meyfarth, two-time Olympic winner in the high jump, also numbers among the works of Arentz, who seeks to combine realism with the abstract in his art. Upon the real, I place the surreal, which allows me to depict the hidden essence of a human being. This is just as important with politicians as with other personalities. Not just the good side, but also the soul should be visible. According to Arentz, numbering among his more pleasant models were, in addition to both U.S. presidents, former German president Karl Carstens, SPD Chancellor Willy Brandt, Sir Peter Ustinov and the Viennese painter Ernst Fuchs.
German politicians find it more difficult to let themselves be sculpted.
They fear they will be criticized for showing off. Arentz considers this fear unreasonable however. Primarily the portraits which artists have painted and sculpted. The former SPD Chancellor bestowed upon Reagan a gift from the nation of a pair of bald sea eagles which had been bred by wildlife conservationist Horst Niesters at the Hellenthal Game Preserve. This pair of threatened species was released in a game preserve in the United States.