Garden sculpture "Bulwark", bronze on granite base
Garden sculpture "Bulwark", bronze on granite base
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bronze | patinated | Ø 21 cm | height incl. stone pedestal 42 cm | total weight 19 kg
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Garden sculpture "Bulwark", bronze on granite base
Corry Ammerlaan who was born in 1947 in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands, and is a sculptor and painter. The human figure plays a central role in her work, albeit in an abstract way. However, this makes her compositions of form even more expressive. Her " Bulwark" proves it: What may be perceived as a sphere from a distance turns out to be a portrait of three human figures up close. In a symmetrical trinity, they represent firm cohesion and strength in the community.
Bronze, cast using the Lost-Wax-Process, elaborately patinated. Sculpture: height 24 cm, diameter 21 cm. Height incl. granite base 42 cm. Weight 19 kg. Size pedestal 18 x 13 x 13 cm (h/w/d).
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
An alloy of copper with other metals (especially with tin) used since ancient times. It is an ideal metal for high-quality artistic castings, capable of enduring for millennia.
When casting bronze, the artist usually applies the lost-wax technique which is dating back more than 5000 years. This is the best, but also the most complex method of producing sculptures.
First, the artist forms a model of their work. This model is embedded in a liquid silicone rubber mass. Once the material has solidified, the model is cut out, leaving a negative mould. Liquid wax is then poured into the negative mould. After cooling down, the wax cast is removed from the mould, provided with sprues and dipped into ceramic mass. The ceramic mass is hardened in a kiln, where the wax melts away (lost mould).
Finally, the negative mould is ready, into which the 1400° C hot molten bronze is poured. After the bronze had cooled down, the ceramic shell is broken apart, reavoling the sculpture.
Next, the sprues are removed, the surfaces are polished, patinated and numbered by the artist or by a specialist, following their instructions. Thus, each casting is an original work.
For lower-quality bronze castings, the sand casting method is often used, which, however, does not achieve the results of a more elaborate lost-wax technique in terms of surface characteristics and quality.