Rodin Rodin's The Thinker Sensual Male Nude Bronze Marble Statue Sculpture Art

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Double your traffic. Rodin Rodin's The Thinker Sensual Male Nude Bronze Marble Statue Sculpture ArtCondition : This sculpture is in perfect condition.Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 6" x Width 5"Marble Dimensions: Diameter 5"Height without base: 5"Weight :4 LBSInventory : 46DS0372564The Thinker (French: Le Penseur) is a bronze and marble sculpture byAuguste Rodin held in the Musée Rodin in Paris. It depicts a man insober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle. It isoften used to represent philosophy. Originally named The Poet, thepiece was part of a commission by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paristo create a monumental portal to act as the door of the museum. Rodinbased his theme on The Divine Comedy of Dante and entitled the portalThe Gates of Hell. Each of the statues in the piece represented one ofthe main characters in the epic poem. The Thinker was originally meantto depict Dante in front of the Gates of Hell, pondering his greatpoem. (In the final sculpture, a miniature of the statue sits atop thegates, pondering the hellish fate of those beneath him.)" Thesculpture is nude, as Rodin wanted a heroic figure in the tradition ofMichelangelo, to represent intellect as well as poetry". Thissculpture was cast using the "Lost Wax Method" and has a brown patina and is signed Rodin .THE LOST WAX PROCESSMany people wonder what it takes to get a finished bronze piece of art or otherbronze object. Here is the process the way we do it at European Bronze.Original ArtThe beginning of the process starts with something to represent what the customer wants as a finished piece. It can be a clay model as in the illustration above. It can be a sculpted or molded wooden model, something done in metal, something done in wax or any other material that you want to use to begin the process. This becomes the model for the final piece.Making the MoldMolds can be simple or complex depending on the original art. After determine how best to make a mold or molds, we take the original like the one in the previous photograph and create the mold using a silicone material. The original art is placed on a bed of clay (the red material in the photo). When the clay is smooth at the parting point of the mold, liquid silicone is brushed onto the model and the clay as the man is doing above. All coats are done by hand to insure that all the details of the original will show in the final cast.The Mother MoldBecause the silicone is flexible, it needs a backup shell to hold it firmly in place. When the silicone has dried thoroughly, a plaster "Mother Mold" strengthened with fibers is created over it. Here a Mother Mold was created over the top of a silicone mold. The two parts of the mother mold are held together by sturdy rubber bands.Pouring the WaxWhen the combined silicone and mother mold is ready, liquid wax is poured into it to create a wax impression of the original piece. Here the man is pouring out the excess wax. After the first coat of wax dries, another coat is poured until the desired thickness is achieved.Chasing the WaxAfter the wax is poured and dries, it needs to be cleaned of seam lines and any other small imperfections from air bubbles, etc. This is commonly called "chasing the wax." The girl in the photograph is making those refinements in a wax piece.Adding SpruesWhen the refinement are made, a wax pouring cup (at top) and wax rods are attached to the piece. These rods are called "sprues." The bronze will be poured through the pouring cup and through the sprues. The sprues direct the bronze to remote parts of the piece and allow the hot gasses to escape.The Slurry (Investment)When the wax is ready, it is used to make a secondary mold. It is dipped repeatedly into a mixture called the "Slurry." The slurry dries into a hard shell called the "Investment." The slurry coating goes inside and out... read more

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