Wooden moulds used to create surreal concrete monument in Mexico
These wooden moulds were used to construct parts of El Castillo and Las Pozas; over 36 surrealistic structures were built in concrete over a 20 year period.
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These wooden moulds were used to construct parts of El Castillo and Las Pozas; over 36 surrealistic structures were built in concrete over a 20 year period.
I’ve been playing with plaster shapes making recessed spaces within them, and casting latex from the resulting moulds.
As getting a mould made professionally was proving too costly for me, I took a gamble and signed up for the ‘reusable rubber mould making’ course at the Art Academy. Doing it myself might not have the...
Foundries I have contacted Castle Fine Arts, Wales Bronze Age, London Art Bronze, London Butterfly Bronze, Essex AB Fine Art Foundry Background info on the mould making / casting process Basic guide to processes...