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Miniature St. X Tiger Sculptures for sale
Hand sculpted miniature bronze tigers available for purchase
I began working on this miniature sculpture immediately after the large tiger was installed, in 2008. After nearly three months of meticulous laboring over exacting details of the 1000 pound campus tiger, I determined the work to be of high quality and signed the sculpture. From this finished clay model, I then made the mold from which every tiger will be cast in bronze through the Lost Wax Process. This 6500 year old casting process is performed here in Louisville at Falls Art Foundry.
The final work consists of the bronze tiger mounted to a polished black marble base. The tiger measures approximately 10 inches long and the footprint of the base measures 8.5 inches by 5 inches. Each piece also comes with a certificate of authenticity and a small brass plaque which reads “The St. X Tiger Louisville Kentucky”. The cost of the sculpture work is $1475.00
Thank you for your interest in this project and for the continued support of my work and the Louisville arts community. Miniature tiger sculptures are available at the St. X campus store and directly from my art studio in the Paristown neighborhood of Louisville.
Sincerely, Matt Weir
class of 1999
To learn more about the Lost Wax Casting Process and Falls Art Foundry please visit www.fallsartfoundry.com.
As Twere a Mirror to Nature
“As Twere a Mirror to Nature,” is a mirror polished lost wax process cast bronze plaque with the text “natura non facit saltum” embossed into the surface. The Latin phrase “natura non facit saltum” translates as ‘nature makes no leaps’ and is a pre-Darwinian concept for the methodology for evolution. In this case the artwork reflects a much more individual scale of time and change, as it reflects one’s aging identity and the contextual stuff of their lives.
Polished cast bronze
15” x 20.5” x .75”
2016
Brain
Saddle Point #3
Saddle Point #2
Saddle Point #1
Brain : Grid
natura non facit saltum
