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Summer Solstice

2021

Single piece Signed

1

Size

36 x 27 x 24 cm
14 x 10.63 x 9.45 in

Year

2021

Medium

Sculpture

Reference

b029e3ca

Bronze sculpture. Summer Solstice stands securely on a small base but additional stability is ensured if the optional oxidised brass base is fitted.The top edges show natural bronze which should be carefully treated to ensure integrity of the lacquer coating offering protection against touch and time.

Uniquely numbered, marked on base wit monogram signature and uniquely numbered 846 on underside

1946 , United Kingdom

Philip Hearsey is a British sculptor born in 1946 who lives and works in Longtown, Herefordshire, UK. Philip has exhibited his work throughout the UK. He specializes in sand casting to make sculptures that engage the quality of bronze as a noble material in its own right. Casting in sand moulds is a simple and ancient method far removed from the sophisticated lost wax operation used by most art foundries. The sand casting process is relentless and unforgiving – the foundry is no place for a delicate original. It denies a complexity of form that imposes a disciplinary and enriching simplicity. Color is achieved in many ways. The most common and widely used method is to oxidize or patinate the bronze by employing the same chemical reaction that occurs in nature, but using a combination of mild heat and stronger solutions to achieve a faster result. Patination can be enhanced by the application of a transparent colorwash that maintains the inimitable variegated effects that are possible with oxidization, whilst producing a more vivid finish. The most usual colorwash is acrylic, but oil-bound washes or colored waxes are sometimes used. Coloring can also be achieved by painting alone and often this technique is utilized on part of a sculpture in combination with patination. Painting allows a greater range of colors than patination alone. All coloring is finished and protected by a marine grade lacquer and/or wax.


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