Figurative Bronze Sculptures Of Lion Head By Dylan Lewis At His Studio & Sculpture Garden Near Stellenbosch In South Africa. Pictured Are Figurative Bronze Sculpture Of Lion Head By Dylan Lewis At The Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden And Studio Near Stellenbosch, South Africa. Born In Johannesburg In 1974, He Is Africa's Most Internationally Renowned Living Figurative Sculptor. Initially Known For His Big Cats, Lewis Has Gradually Shifted Vision And Focus Onto The Human Figure. Lewis Starts Creating His Sculptures With Clay Figures He Forms With His Hands. Each Is Translated With The Use Of A Silicone Rubber Mould Into A Hollow Wax Copy. The Wax Model Is Then Encased In A Refractory Ceramic And Heated In A Kiln, Whereupon The Was Oozes From The Mould Leaving A Cavity Into Which The Molten Bronze Is Poured. When The Bronze Has Cooled The Ceramic Coat Is Chipped Off To Reveal A Metal Replica Of The Original Clay Sculpture, With Lewis's Marks And Imprints Intact.

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figurative bronze sculpture dylan lewis garden stellenbosch south africa born johannesburg 1974 africa39aph39s internationally renowned living sculptor initially big cats gradually shifted vision focus human figure starts creating sculptures clay figures forms hands translated use silicone rubber mould hollow wax copy model encased refractory ceramic heated kiln oozes leaving cavity molten poured cooled coat chipped reveal metal replica original lewis39aph39s marks imprints intact studio lion head