Cambodian traditions for casting figures in metal seem to have had two influences, Chinese and Indian.
The arts of painting, wood carving, and casting figures continued on traditional lines, with much technical skill but few signs of innovation.
Faced with this trend, supporters of campaign finance regulation have adapted their argument, casting figures like Friess and Adelson (rather than ExxonMobil or General Mills) as the real danger to the common good.
Set against a black wall with the suggestion of distant lights (Light-Bright pegs from a child's toy) and illuminated signs that are rather painterly in their execution, a solitary life-size cast figure in very dark colors walks mysteriously into the viewer's real space.
Drop (Figure 4(a)), cast (Figure 4(b)), and spray (Figure 4(c)) approaches have proven, thus far, the fabrication method of choice by many.
Using polyester resin, he cast figures from live models in his studio, paying attention to every detail, from body hair to veins and bruises.
Casting a figure of such immense social and cultural import was never going to be easy.
From childhood, Sugiyama has gravitated toward what she calls fun, casting aside figure skating, ballet and gymnastics for tennis.
(Be warned: Baby pictures of the cast figure prominently).
George Segal, of the melancholy cast figure, managed to seem persistently, unexpectedly relevant as the art world changed constantly around him.
"Big Kastenmann," which translates to "big box man," is an 18-foot tall aluminum cast figure by the Austrian artist Erwin Wurm.
