Fine Art Metal Casting: An Illustrated Guide to Mould Making and Lost Wax Processes [Hardcover]

Richard Rome (Author), Hamish Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Mould making and the lost wax casting of metals for fine art are long-established techniques, which involve both artistic and material science considerations. The methods described in Fine Art Metal Casting cross a broad range of disciplines, from ceramics and glass through to jewellery and areas of conservation, archaeology, and palaeontology, where replicas must be made. This book provides a unique, all-encompassing, visually-based demonstrative source which will prove invaluable for art-, craft-, and design-based practitioners, art historians and curators, scientists and conservators, and researchers and students.

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About the Author

RICHARD ROME is a sculptor and the foundry tutor at the Royal College of Art. He studied sculpture at St Albans and Chelsea Schools of Art graduating in 1966. His sculpture has been exhibited widely both in the UK and USA and is held in public and private collections. Bronze casting has formed an integral part of his practice and teaching and he has lectured at numerous FE institutions, introducing bronze casting facilities to Brighton Polytechnic, Canterbury and Wimbledon Schools of Art. In 1991 he was invited to join the Royal College of Art Sculpture School and design and build a new bronze foundry with specialized ceramic shell facilities. The RCA foundry has developed under his leadership since to combine masters of arts and masters of philosophy courses with ongoing research programmes. HAMISH YOUNG is a practising artist and recently completed a research assistantship at the Royal College of Art. He studied sculpture at Cheltenham & Gloucester CHE where his work challenged orthodox foundry processes before graduating from the Royal College of Art with an MA in sculpture through the foundry route in 1998. Since 1994 he has lectured in sculpture and run foundry courses for FE students at various institutions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Robert Hale (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0709071183
• ISBN-13: 978-0709071181
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 9.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,299,905 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Fine Art Metal Casting: An Illustrated Guide to Mould Making and Lost Wax Processes (Hardcover)

This book is simply the best that I have found for sculpture casting. I am an experienced metalworker, and I have found many answers in the painstakingly detailed and accurate book. There are entire sections devoted to sprue and vent design, formulation of luto (plaster) mixes, many other mold processes, and much more. In many technical books, I find the text to be enigmatic and the images to be superfluous. In this case, every block of instructional text is easy to understand and has a dedicated and clear image. These master founders offer many rules, tips, and tricks that can only be earned through experience. Even if you know what you are doing, you should still purchase this book. There is nothing else like it.