bronze sculpture

__NOTOC__ Bronze is the most popular metal for cast metal sculptures; a cast-metal sculpture of bronze is often called a ''bronze''. Common bronze alloys often have the unusual and very desirable property of expanding slightly just before they set, thus filling the finest details of a mold.The manufacture of bronzes is highly skilled work, and a number of distinct casting processes may be employed, including !Lost_wax#Lost_wax_bronze-casti ng_processlost-wax casting (and its modern-day spin-off ceramic shell casting), sandcasting and centrifugal casting. In the lost-wax casting method, the artist starts with a full-sized model of the sculpture, most often a clay model. A mold is made from the clay pattern; a wax is then cast from the mold. The wax is then invested in another kind of mold or shell, which is heated in a kiln until the wax runs out. The investment is then filled with molten bronze.Another form of sculptural metal art to use bronze is ormolou. Ormolou is a finely cast soft bronze that is then gilded (coated with gold) which results in a matt gold finish. Ormolou was popularised in the 18th century in france and is typicaly found in such forms as wall sconces (wall mounted candle holders), inkstands, clocks and garnitures. Ormolou wares can be identified by their matt gold finish and clear ring when tapped, this indicating the underlying bronze as opposed to a chaper metal alloy such as spelter or pewter. Bronzes on Wikipedia pages include:

Sculptors -

Maggi Hambling

Henry Moore

Enzo Plazzotta

Felix de Weldon

People -

Andrew Browne Cunningham, in Trafalgar Square, London, England.

George VI of the United Kingdom, at Carlton House Terrace, London, England.

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson - relief panels of his Victory at Cape St Vincent, and Death.

Oscar WildeA conversation with Oscar Wilde by Maggi Hambling, installed in Adelaide Street, near Trafalgar Square, London in 1998.

Paternoster Square''Shepherd and Sheep'' by Dame Elisabeth Frink Paternoster Square

Royal Opera House''Young Dancer'' by Enzo Plazzotta, on Broad Street, London.

Blackfriars Bridge''Temperance'', a statue atop a drinking water fountain to the north end of Blackfriars Bridge, London.

in the National Statuary Hall Collection, United States Capitol, Washington, United StatesUSA, 55 statues, including

*Edward Lewis Bartlett

*George Clinton (politician)George Clinton

*John Campbell Greenway

*Ernest Gruening

*Eusebio Francisco Kino

*Joseph Wheeler

Abstract and Symbolic - in Cincinnati, Ohio.]]

Henry MooreHenry Moore bronzes

Animals -

Charging Bull - by Arturo Di Modica, in Bowling Green (New York City)Bowling Green park near Wall Street in New York City

Mustangs at Las Colinas

Nelson's Column - Edwin Henry LandseerSir Edwin Landseer's Lions guard the diagonals

!http://members.vol.at/schmiede /gsteinbock.htm? - a QT-VR animation showing a ibex sculpture in tombak sheet metal

See also -

Erotic art in Pompeii

List of artworks

List of sculptors

PJ LaBarge Bronze Sculpture
Classical Bronze Sculpture of wildlife, birds and human form. Realistic, with attention to detail, movement and anatomy.
http://www.pjlabarge.com/

sculpture
Bronze portrait and figurative munumental sculpture.
http://www.johnsonsculpture.com/

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Weimer, Dawn
Western and wildlife bronze sculpture, with intense sensitivity to the spirit of animals.
http://www.dawnweimer.com/

Kaufman Gallery
Bronze sculpture and clay pottery by brother and sister Elijah and Dahlia Kaufman. Abstract, figurative and anthropomorphic standing and wall relief sculptures.
http://www.kaufmangallery.com/

Aftenie, Radu
Romanian sculptor exhibits figurative, abstract and conceptual art. Bronze, stone and wood sculptures are presented along with more relevant monument sculptures and drawings. Includes curriculum.
http://aftenie.com/

1-Bronze-Ceramics-Wood-Gifts-Decorative
Offers fine art statues and sculptures.
http://www.1-bronze-ceramics-wood-gifts-decorative.com/