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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Redstick
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Redstick

Artist (born 1949)
Date2007
MediumBronze with patina
Dimensions91 x 123 x 28 in. (231.1 x 312.4 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2008.1
Accession number 2008.1
On View
On view
Provenance(Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2008
Label TextEach of Deborah Butterfield’s sculptures undergoes a complex material process.  

She begins by covering sticks with a ceramic material, capturing fine details in the wood surface before burning it away, leaving a ceramic mold. Next, the inside of this mold is covered with a layer of wax and submerged in plaster. When the plaster sets, Butterfield fires it to melt away the wax, and pours in molten bronze. After cooling the cast she breaks away the mold, revealing the bronze copy. These copies are finally assembled to create the form of sculpture.

Cada una de las esculturas de Deborah Butterfield pasa por un complejo proceso material.  

La artista comienza por recubrir los palos con un material cerámico, que le permite capturar los delicados detalles de la superficie de la madera antes de quemarla, obteniendo así un molde cerámico. Luego, cubre el interior de ese molde con una capa de cera y lo sumerge en yeso. Cuando el yeso se seca, Butterfield lo hornea para derretir la cera y luego verter bronce fundido. Una vez frío el bronce, rompe el molde para revelar una copia en bronce. Por último, ensambla estas copias para crear la forma de la escultura.
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