Patinated Bronze
Artistic background
Origin & Inspiration
“The Nataraja form has been cast for over a thousand years across South India, and this work is in deliberate conversation with that lineage. The sculptor studied the Chola bronzes at the National Museum in Chennai before beginning the wax model. The key departure from tradition: the aureole — the ring of fire — is rendered not as a complete circle but as an open arc, suggesting that the dance is ongoing, that the fire has not yet closed. The lost-wax model took four months.”
Craft notes
Technique
Lost-wax casting (cire perdue). Model built over traditional armature. Cast at Swamimalai foundry, Tamil Nadu. Edition of two.
Finish
Traditional South Indian patination using tamarind and salt solution; sealed with cold wax. Dark brown-black overall with warm bronze highlights.
