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Bronze Oak Grove
Rob and Nick Carter, 2015
12 Patinated bronze tree stumps 48.3 x 183 x 127 cm
Detail from the surface of one of the sculptures © Graham Taylor
Rob and Nick Carter created Bronze Oak Grove, an installation of twelve tree stumps inspired by a Jacob de Gheyn´s drawing in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana. The basic shape of the stump was 3D printed in polyurethane and its surface texture was modeled in wax. A silicone fiberglass jacket mould was taken of the sculpture.
Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629), The heavy trunk of an oak, sawn off horizontally above its roots, 1600, brown ink on brown paper, 4 1/2 x 9 inches/ 11.5 x 23cm Biblioteca Ambrosiana Collection, Milan
The basic shape of the Tree Stump was 3D routed in polyurethane
The texture of the sculpture was modelled in wax
Details of the surface texture in wax
Each section of the silicone mould was painted with wax, removed from the mould and invested for casting in bronze. The cast was patinated using heat, acids and various pigments to achieve a hyperrealist finish.
The sculpted surface was covered in a silicone fiberglass jacket mould
First coat of silicone applied to the sculpture
A fiberglass resin jacket was set on top of the silicone layer
The sculpture was cast in bronze at the foundry
All joints were welded and details chased back into the surface
The surface was patinated using a mixture of heat and acids
Various pigments were used to achieve a hyperrealistic finish
Rob and Nick Carter's Bronze Oak Grove installed at Kensignton gardens in London
The finished tree stump
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Installed at Dulwich Picture Gallery © Graham Taylor
Installed at Dulwich Picture Gallery © Graham Taylor
Installed at Dulwich Picture Gallery © Graham Taylor
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