Sculpture can be described as any object that occupies a three-dimensional space; this includes freestanding sculpture as well as wall sculpture, also known as relief sculpture. Artists may use any variety of material and in any combination to create the desired effect. Below are a list of materials and processes that the artists represented in our gallery use. Please understand and remember that in no way is this a complete list of materials.
Bronze
The
lost wax process is also referred to as "cire perdue" which
is found independently in early civilizations of Africa, China as wells
as South America. It can be use with any metal material or combination
of metals; our artists tend to use bronze. The basic process is to create
as wax sculpture (the desired object to be expressed) that is then encased
in soft clay in order to create a clay mold. The clay mold is baked and
the wax melts out. At this point the molten hot metal is poured in to
the mold, the metal cools; and the clay mold is broken away to revealing
the desired object (expressed in the metal). At this point some artists
may choose to polish the surface of the sculpture, smoothing out any undesired
imperfections while other artists may prefer to leave the marks of the
casting process.
The surface of metal works can also be colored. The most 'traditional' method to do this is with a 'patina,' giving the metal the appearance of a stone such as marble. Patina is when a chemical is sprayed over the metal and then heated. Different chemicals will yield different effects on different metals and under different temperatures. There are a lot of variables and therefore every artist will tend to have their own 'signature' patina. An artist may also use paint or any other combination of material to adorn the surface.
Jim Buckels Top Right: "Leda", Bronze, 21" x 9" x 5 1/2", 2000, Edition Size: 99
Odile Kinart Lower Right: "On the Road", Bronze, Edition Size: 8
Cold casting resin is the process of combining two liquid agents, which when mixed solidifies. The advantage to resin is that it does not require the incredibly high heat to reach its finished state like clay does.
Markus
Pierson Top Right: "Business
as Usual", Relief Cold Cast Resin Sculpture,
h 27.75" w 11" d 17", 2001,
Edition Size: Hand painted: 325
Bronze: 75
Mixed
Media Collage by
Volker Kühn
Kühn uses a combination of media and objects to create his surrealist
images. Each scene exists in a three demensional space that is enclosed
in a custom frame.
Right: "The Heart", Mixed Media Sculpture, 10.5"h x 10"w, 2003, Edition Size: 150
Wire
Mesh Shadow Sculpture
by Randy Cooper
All one of a kind pieces.
Right: "Love", Wire Mesh Sculpture, 27" x 18" x 6", 2002
Wood Sculpture
Thomas
Borr
All one of a kind pieces.
Top Right: Mesquite, Wood Sculpture, 9.5" x 9", 2002, SOLD
Romero
Britto
Hand painted with lacquer and enamel paint.
Middle: "Solo Performance", Hand Painted Wood Sculpture, 17" x 13" x 9", Year, Edition Size:
