Soft Self Portrait

Description

Soft Self Portrait
Limited Edition of 100
by Castano inspired by Salvador Dali.
Size: 19”H x 11”L x 10”W

This sculpture is amazing! Hurry so you do not miss this chance to own one of the 100 of these rare Limited Edition Salvador Dali inspired bronzes. This bronze is sold for $8,000 to $10,000 in our Fine Art Galleries. This Limited Edition of 100 bronze statue is made by Castano inspired by Salvador Dali. Inspired pieces by Castano were not done by Salvador Dali but made by Castano who was inspired by paintings or bronzes that Salvador Dali did in his lifetime. This Salvador Dali inspired bronze sculpture is signed Castano in the cast. This exquisite Limited Edition of only 100 is signed by the sculptor Castano with copyright stamp and edition number in the bronze casting. The etched brass plate on the marble has Soft Self Portrait and Salvador Dali.

This is intricately detailed, and hand rubbed. Hand-finished Museum Bronze Patina with exquisite detail. This is a refined three dimensional work. Each line, curve and detail has been painstakingly produced to achieve this glorious, classic and enduring Sculpture. This is mounted on a marble custom made marble Oreo (black marble with white marble inlayed in the middle). Cast by the “Lost Wax Process “Handmade 100% American bronze. This bronze is mounted on a high quality marble base with a etched brass plate. There is a magnificent patina finish that is done by hand-applied highlights. This quality reproduction bronze statue is made of 100% American bronze.

Artist Guillermo Castano Ramirez
Guillermo Castano Ramirez was born in 1938 in Mexico City to an artistic family; his father, Guillermo Castano Alvardo, was an award-winning sculptor. Castano received his formal training at the Academia de San Carlos and then taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

Known for his sculptures, Castano uses the “lost wax” process and creates his own patinas in his studio in La Presa, Mexico. His sculptures have won numerous awards, including Second Prize in the Biennal of Latin American Sculpture in Washington D.C., Frankhoma Award of Sculpture, Oklahoma, and first prize, Silver Award of Best Educational. Castano is also a member of the International Sculpture Center, serves on the board of directors of Artist & Sculpture Bronzes Inc. in Los Angeles California,

Dalí, Salvador (1904-89)
Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and designer. After passing through phases of Cubism, Futurism and Metaphysical painting, he joined the Surrealists in 1929 and his talent for self-publicity rapidly made him the most famous representative of the movement. Throughout his life he cultivated eccentricity and exhibitionism (one of his most famous acts was appearing in a diving suit at the opening of the London Surrealist exhibition in 1936), claiming that this was the source of his creative energy.

He took over the Surrealist theory of automatism but transformed it into a more positive method which he named `critical paranoia’. According to this theory one should cultivate genuine delusion as in clinical paranoia while remaining residually aware at the back of one’s mind that the control of the reason and will has been deliberately suspended. He claimed that this method should be used not only in artistic and poetical creation but also in the affairs of daily life.

His paintings employed a meticulous academic technique that was contradicted by the unreal `dream’ space he depicted and by the strangely hallucinatory characters of his imagery. He described his pictures as `hand-painted dream photographs’ and had certain favorite and recurring images, such as the human figure with half-open drawers protruding from it, burning giraffes, and watches bent and flowing as if made from melting wax (The Persistence of Memory, MOMA, New York; 1931).

In 1937 Dalí visited Italy and adopted a more traditional style; this together with his political views (he was a supporter of General Franco) led Breton to expel him from the Surrealist ranks. He moved to the USA in 1940 and remained there until 1955. During this time he devoted himself largely to self-publicity; his paintings were often on religious themes (The Crucifixion of St John of the Cross, Glasgow Art Gallery, 1951), although sexual subjects and pictures centring on his wife Gala were also continuing preoccupations. In 1955 he returned to Spain and in old age became a recluse.

Apart from painting, Dalí’s output included sculpture, book illustration, jewellery design, and work for the theatre. In collaboration with the director Luis Buñuel he also made the first Surrealist films—Un chien andalou (1929) and L’Age d’or (1930)—and he contributed a dream sequence to Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945). He also wrote a novel, Hidden Faces (1944) and several volumes of flamboyant autobiography. Although he is undoubtedly one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, his status is controversial; many critics consider that he did little if anything of consequence after his classic Surrealist works of the 1930s. There are museums devoted to Dalí’s work in Figueras, his home town in Spain, and in St Petersburg in Florida.

Our bronze statues are extremely popular and proudly displayed in gardens, parks, homes, schools, cities, and fine galleries throughout the country. Most any of our bronzes can be done in custom color patinas. If there are any questions please call so you can speak with a helpful, friendly and knowledgeable sales staff at Toll Free.1-866-870-5271.

This NEW bronze statue is hand finished and cast in the traditional Lost Wax Casting Process. This is a multi step process that insures a quality bronze sculpture that may be passed down from generation to generation. Most sculptures are mounted on a beautiful marble bases and includes an engraved brass plaque with sculpture name and artist. Most bronzes have the artist signatures on bronze. Each piece of art holds intricate details and realistic qualities, each a unique quality of art that blends the process of Lost Wax Casting Process as well as hands on detailing.

We offer FREE SHIPPING with each of our items within the USA. Each of our items is heavy in weight so we pack each shipment securely so it will arrive in perfect condition. After your order is received and payment is made we start the process of the final detail on each sculpture, meaning the finishing hands on details and assembling the marble base on the bottom. Our items in stock are shipped out within 7 days of your payment by Fed Ex. We inspect each piece for workmanship and quality and hand pack each order so please be patient in delivery as we insure your order is of high quality and meets our standards. We do ship with delivery confirmation so we can track it’s delivery to insure it reaches you!

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