Good luck turtles (2023) Sculpture by Dmitrii Kastalskii

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Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Sculpture, Mosaic / Plaster on MDF Board

Artworks classification

One of a kind (OOAK / Original Artwork)

One-of-a-kind works of art are also known as “OOAK” artworks. This means that every work of art is unique and there will never be another identical one.
Dimensions Height 11.4in, Width 6.3in / 1.50 kg
Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
Framing This artwork is not framed
Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
Categories Sculptures under $1,000 Figurative Esotericism

The technique of beading beeswax patterns
on a complex relief mold is known as the Huichol technique.
Here this technique was used for freehand "painting" with beads.

First, I modeled a three-dimensional turtle shape in beeswax. Then I used it to create a mold in which I cast the turtles themselves in the next step. Next, I covered them with a thin layer of wax. After that, I applied a beaded pattern directly on the wax.

The beads stay securely on the wax for many years. It does not fall out and does not fade, keeping the work in the same form as the day the bas-relief was created.

The technique of free "painting" with beads as paint on canvas is a very painstaking and meditative activity.
It is necessary not only to follow the tight fit of beads to each other and the selection of the necessary color transitions, but also for a long time to keep in memory the general plan of the arrangement of elements on the "canvas", connecting them into a single picture.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Mosaic

Sculpture technique using fragments of stone, colored stones, enamel, glass, or even ceramic, assembled with putty or plaster, to form patterns or figures.

Plaster

Sculpture technique using a white powder obtained by cooking and grinding gypsum and which, when mixed in water, hardening provides a solid material.

Figurative

Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture.

Technic Sculpture

Sculpture is an artistic activity which consists of designing and producing shapes in volume, in relief, either in the round (statuary), in high relief, in low relief, by modeling, by direct carving, by welding or assembly. The term sculpture also designates the object resulting from this activity.

Dmitrii Kastalskii

Russia

Multidisciplinary artist. Graphic and watercolor artist, sculptor, born and living in Moscow, Russia. He works in the areas of magical and fantastic realism, animal painting, and there are works in the[...]