Bronze statues come to life differently than marble statues. Instead of carving a block or marble, the bronze artist uses the lost-wax technique to make a series of molds, and then pours melted bronze ...

Following the inspiration for this book’s title, the lost wax method for making cast sculpture, the essays in Parms’s delicately molded collection find their form and meaning through meditations on ...

Edited film: shows the production of small figures using the lost-wax method. Wax models are shaped and covered with damp clay. After the clay has dried the models are fired, which melts the wax away.

PARIS, FRANCE—The Washington Post reports that a team of scientists used a full-field photoluminescence technique to examine the molecular structure of a 6,000-year-old amulet discovered in Pakistan ...

Nigerian artist Valerie Fab-Uche is reversing the ancient method of bronze casting from Benin and Anambra using drawing as her method. Making the wax itself the primary material and piece of her work.

Contact the repository for terms of use. Scope and Contents Edited film: shows the production of small figures using the lost-wax method. Wax models are shaped and ...