Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte by Kai Mao

Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte by Kai Mao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Belle Arti Competition Category.

BronzuBelle Arti· 2024

Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte

by Kai Mao

Client: Kai Mao

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Belle Arti Category

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The Design

About Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte

Butterfly And Lady hè una scultura in bronzu chì rappresenta una donna urnata di farfalle. A figura hà l'ochji chjosi, chì face pensà à una riflessione prufonda o à un sognu, mentre chì e farfalle si pusonu nantu à a so testa è e so spalle, cume simbulu di libertà è di trasfurmazione. L'opera hè fusa cù u metudu tradiziunale di a cera persa. Un prucessu di culurazione termica dà à a superficia di bronzu una tessitura chì s'assumiglia à u marmu, è e farfalle sò realizate cù un materiale simile à l'oru per creà un cuntrastu. A scultura misura 750 per 495 per 476 millimetri è riflette nantu à a relazione trà l'omu è a natura.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Butterfly And Lady Scultura d'Arte suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The sculpture distinguishes itself with its intricate design and profound symbolism. The artist has skillfully integrated butterflies around the figure of a woman, signifying freedom and transformation. The woman in the sculpture has her eyes closed, as if in deep thought or dreaming, and the butterflies that adorn her head and shoulders seem to communicate to the viewer that her mind and soul are unchained by the material world.
Dimensions & Packaging: 750 mm x 495 mm x 476 mm
Tags: Bronze sculpture, Butterfly headdress, Serene facial expression, Gold elements, Surrealism, Symbolism of the soul,
Production Technology: Bronze sculpture
Design Challenge: From a technical standpoint, the sculpture demonstrates masterful casting skills and material manipulation. The choice of materials and the production process ensure the quality and durability of the sculpture, while also showcasing a reverence for traditional craftsmanship blended with modern innovation. Overall, "Butterfly And Lady" is an artistic amalgamation of tradition and modernity, freedom and spirit, tangibility and aspiration. It serves not only as an art sculpture piece but also as a philosophical contemplation on dreams and liberty.
Inspiration: The draws its inspiration from the artist's interest in the philosophical relationship between humans and nature, the interplay of the material and the ethereal. The fusion of butterflies and human form symbolizes transformation and the transient beauty of life. This piece contrasts the enduring nature of art with the fleeting life of butterflies, capturing ephemeral moments in a form meant to endure, reflecting a desire to hold onto the fragile beauty of existence within an everchanging world.
Project Duration: The sculpture was completed at the end of 2022 and participated in the Hong Kong FINA ART ASIA art fair in October 2023 and was selected as the exhibition poster. The sculpture is limited to 8 editions, one of which was successfully sold at the Hanhai Auction in Beijing, China in December 2023.
Operation Flow: This work is made using the lost wax method of traditional bronze sculptures, with rigorous modeling and novel conception. The uniqueness of this product also lies in the color treatment of its bronze surface. A thermal coloring process is used here, using chemicals to form a marble-like texture on the bronze surface under high-temperature barbecue. exuding a sense of classical elegance, while the butterflies are rendered in a gold-like material, creating a striking contrast with the base.
Image Credits: #1: Photographer Kai Mao