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Photos of Bronzes displayed Below.
Art for the Ages - Bronze Sculpture...for a lifetime and beyond
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 the casting of bronze sculpture 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 leave the hollow space in which to pour molten alloy. Variations of this bronze sculpture 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,
in molten metal, the strength and very spirit of horses.
Museum quality means the completed bronze sculpture is very high in over all quality. The thickness of the walls 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
of the bronze) 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 the many stages in the creation of any bronze sculpture 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
bronze, and works with exacting and very talented artisans, in a fine arts foundry that pours the right alloy at the right temperatures.
The following pages present a representative sampling
of Patricia's bronzes: many are available for purchase. (Contact the artist and refer to each
piece by name.) |
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Featured Bronze Sculpture:
(Click on each thumbnail picture for information on each.)
Saddlebred
Bronze Horse
1/5 scale portrait of "The Phoenix" in bronze,
a multi-titled Champion.
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Bronze Horse
Sculpture
"Caledvwlch", the whispering horse. An expressive head study, beloved by horsemen.
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Saddlebred Bronze
"After the Class"
A show horse in cross-ties following a class.
Saddle off; cooler going on.
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Mustang
"Spooked" -- a Mustang compositional bronze, shying with explosive energy from flushed quail.
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Because each is individually hand cast and personally supervised by the artist, please allow 8 - 12 weeks delivery for your Patricia Crane bronze.
Horse Sculptures
"The Gathering", a compositional bronze of a stallion and two broodmares, but each may be purchased separately and looks great standing alone.
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Sporting Art: Thoroughbred
"Cooling Down" - portrays a Thoroughbred just after a race, when blood-horse characteristics are so evident.
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Visit the Life size bronze
horse sculpture of "The Phoenix" created for The International Museum
at the Kentucky Horse Park, for a step by step explanation, in words and images, of the fascinating process of how such sculpture is created.
See also, the Life size Horse Sculpture
of "Supreme Sultan", created for the American Saddlebred Museum.
Other Sculpture Media include the RESIN Gallery, plus
Porcelain and Raku
Sculptor Info:
Four Decades of Art by Patricia Crane
Bio of Sculptor Patricia Crane
You may also wish to visit the Saddlebred section of this site for lots of breed history
and jewelry, gifts and sculpture in other mediums or the Home Decor page.
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