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Lost-wax casting – also called investment casting, precision casting, or cire perdue (French: [siʁ pɛʁdy]; borrowed from French) [1] – is the process by which a duplicate sculpture (often a metal, such as silver, gold, brass, or bronze) is cast from an original sculpture. Intricate works can be achieved by this method.
A wax sculpture is a depiction made using a waxy substance. Often these are effigies, usually of a notable individual, but there are also death masks and scenes with many figures, mostly in relief. The properties of beeswax make it an excellent medium for preparing figures and models, either by modeling or by casting in molds. It can easily be ...
Laurence Edwards (born 1967 in Suffolk) is a British sculptor, best known for experimenting with a lost wax casting process to create Bronze statues. Edwards’ works are stored in an art gallery in Wiltshire .
The approximately 10 inches (25 cm) high, 9 inches (23 cm) long, and 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide [33] beeswax sculpture is believed to be a maquette for a full size bronze sculpture. The model used to cast the sculpture sustained damage, resulting in the sculpture suffering the loss of the horse's front-left leg along with the rider's feet and hands.
When the cast sculpture has cooled or cured, the mold is again separated to release it and reassembled ready to cast the next copy. When molten bronze is used, it is more typical to use a lost wax or similar process so that the finished piece is hollow rather than solid. The cast sculpture may then require some finishing work to remove mold ...
For a hollow sculpture, a core is then cast into the void, and is retained in its proper location (after wax melting) by pins of the same metal used for casting. One or more wax sprues are added to conduct the molten metal into the sculptures - typically directing the liquid metal from a pouring cup to the bottom of the sculpture, which is then ...
The Foundry specializes in design and sculpture as well as restoration. In 2016, the Artistic Foundry Battaglia has established its annual award – Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize (BFSP). [5] The aim is to encourage young artists and promote the use of bronze and the lost-wax casting technique in contemporary art. [6]
Roman Bronze Works, now operated as Roman Bronze Studios, is a bronze foundry in New York City.Established in 1897 by Riccardo Bertelli, it was the first American foundry to specialize in the lost-wax casting method, [1] and was the country's pre-eminent art foundry during the American Renaissance (ca. 1876–1917).