Damon Price South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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I am a contemporary figurative sculptor, with a passion for conveying energy, tension and movement in my pieces. Human forms and wildlife feature heavily in my work, and I aim to capture the spirit and essence of each subject I sculpt, employing both clay and the lost wax method. I am self-taught, including researching and building a small-scale bronze foundry.

Transforming a sculpture into its bronze counterpart is a lengthy and involved process. With the lost-wax process, the piece is sculpted directly in wax. When completed, a network of vents and 'sprues' (small pipes) are added, so that when casting, the molten bronze can travel efficiently around the mould, and air and fumes can escape. This whole structure then needs several coats of ceramic-based shell material to create a mould. Firing the shell at a high temperature stabilises the ceramic, and the wax drains out and is discarded—hence the 'lost wax' process. Molten bronze is then poured straight into the resulting mould, giving a truly unique piece. When working in clay, a mould is made from the original sculpture, and then a wax version cast from this mould. This is then ceramic-shelled and cast in bronze using the method described above. The raw cast pieces need meticulous cleaning and finishing before the chemical patination process can begin.

Artwork

Torn, 2019

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Move the Sky, Bronze, 2020

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CeramicsInstallationSculpture
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AbstractFigurativePortrait