Bronze Sculpture - Horse Art in bronze, sculpture by Patricia Crane

 Bronze Sculpture Photos  Displayed Below.

Timeless and true, bronze sculpture has been the
medium of choice for many masterworks throughout the ages. This most enduring of metals is the greatest test
of the sculptor's skill, utterly demanding of the artist's time, talent and dedication.

The oldest method known for casting is cire perdue
(Lost wax) process, in which the mold is formed over a
wax model. The wax is then melted out ( or lost ) to l
eave the hollow space in which to pour molten bronze. Variations of this process were practiced in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China many centuries before the Christian era.

Elegant yet anatomically precise, Patricia's museum
quality bronze sculpture unforgettably captures the strength and very spirit of the horse in molten metal.

Museum quality means the completed sculpture is very
high in over all quality. The thickness of the walls of the bronze at any point should be no more than one fourth
of an inch thick. Solid or heavy castings are no longer necessary or desired. There should be NO tool marks on the surface as this detracts from the texture or lack of texture of the sculptor's original and denotes a lack of casting finesse. The patina ( or final coloring) should be achieved with the painstaking, time-consuming layering
of actual chemicals that etch into the surface of the bronze sculpture and provide a depth of color over transparent color - a patination that is achievable no
other way.

here are many stages in the creation of any bronze and each stage requires great knowledge, skill, and a very great deal of time for the result to be considered
museum quality. such quality absolutely requires that a sculptor not only sculpts a competent original but
oversees every detail in every stage during the long process, from lst mold to completed sculpture, and
works with exacting and very talented artisans, in a
fine arts foundry that pours the right bronze alloy at
the right temperatures.

The following pages present a representative sampling
of Patricia's bronze sculpture: many are available for purchase. (Contact the artist and refer to each piece
by name.)

Patricia Crane's bronzes are produced using the classic "lost wax" method, a process virtually unchanged for hundreds of years and is of the very highest quality.