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Lenka Dragounová guarded her intimacy for many years. Even so, she accepted the offer of a body cast. The daily Blesk asked why I chose her in particular.
For me, every body cast is a canvas. On a silver torso I took on the challenge of embodying the Chinese symbol of strength – the Lóng dragon.
From the beginning of my sculptural journey I have been accompanied by women without whom my sculptures would never have been created. Their willingness to undergo the demanding casting process pushed me forward.
The Czech portal Medium.seznam.cz published an interview about body casting – artistic body casts, intimate casts and the making of death masks.
Making a casting mould is a precise technical ritual. Only a stable plaster mould guarantees that the sculpture carries a faithful likeness of the contours and lines of the body.
Google Photos reminded me of a photo from 2015 – no studio, just a living room and plaster. I understood that the simplest solution is often the most perfect.
The endless process of searching for the right colour. When perfection requires patience, mistakes and sometimes moments of despair – until the result feels right.
Death has always been shrouded in mystery. One of the most interesting ways humanity has honoured it is the making of death masks. Let’s take a look at their history.
The pose is the absolute foundation of how a sculpture looks. Even before the first layer of plaster, it decides whether the final work will look natural and perfect.
