Faceless with a hat and wearing loose clothing is one of the main features of the work of Huang Yulong, a Chinese contemporary artist. This is a child’s version of the figure with a hip-hop twist, made of bronze with a patina finish on the surface of the body and a gold leaf finish on the inside of the hat. The face is slightly lowered and the hands cling to the sides of the trousers in a vivid image.
Lost wax casting is one of the most common ways of making metalwork, which requires a high level of skill on the part of the worker. It is divided into several production steps, such as clay moulds, wax moulds, silicone film, sand shells, melting the bronze, pouring the bronze in pieces, leaving it to cool before each piece of the sculpture is pieced and welded together according to the shape, and finally finely polished for the finish.
