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bronze | size approx. 10 x 25 x 10 cm (w/h/d) | weight 1 kg
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Garden sculpture "Long-Eared Owl" (version without column)
The plumage of the long-eared owl is perfectly adapted to its habitat. At night, it searches for prey in the deep forest as a silent and almost invisible hunter. And during the day, it sits on a branch - often nestled close to the trunk - its plumage can hardly be distinguished from the background. As a bronze sculpture, on the other hand, it presents itself in all its beauty and splendour - perched on a tree trunk or a high natural stone column.
Bronze sculpture "Long-eared Owl": size approx. 10 x 25 x 10 cm (w/h/d), weight 1 kg. Version without column.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany Email: info@arsmundi.de
Customer reviews
Schöne Figur
Schön gearbeitet. Sieht hübsch aus und bewacht mein Haus, - sollte mein Hund mal wider erwarten schlafen.
Sehr geehrte Herrn Ich bin sehr zufrieden mit der Waldohreule Skulptur. Vielen Dank.
Schnelle Lieferung und gutes Produkt.
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.