Film/Video: The Foundry - producing bronze sculpture with wax process

THE FOUNDRY, reproducing fine art, commision by Artsworld channel

People are familiar with
sculpture in many ways,
from museums to public
spaces, but few have any
idea of what is involved in
the production process.

men working on sculpture pouring process


"..the pleasure is in seeing the artists positively happy about the process"

Henry Abercrombie Foundry owner

This commissioned film demonstrates the foundry’s involvement in
producing a complete finished sculpture from the artist’s original to a bronze piece, involving the lost wax process.

The film features the foundry’s owner Henry Abercrombie, the foundry manager, and their creative technicians, most of whom are themselves arts graduates contributing sensitive interpretation of the sculptors’ works.

men working on patination of bronze sculpture

It begins in Bill Woodrow’s studio, then on to
the foundry to follow the reproduction process
through mould preparation, mould making then
the various wax processes, through firing, the
pouring of the bronze, ‘banging out’ and finally,
patination and finishing – and with this
particular piece, gilding by hand.




		DVD - 50 minutes £18.99