THE REPOUSSE TECHNIC

The repousse is a technic that use different artistic expressions like: designing, painting, sculpturing. It consists in hammering a metallic foil that can be aluminum, copper or silver, to give volume and relief to the decorative design engraved on the metal.

It is a meticulous job that require ability and concentration for obtaining a satisfactory harmony of the forms. All this allow to obtain a tridimensional reality that, enriched by colors, put in relief the details so that it is possible to appreciate the beauty in all its extension.

Processing some artworks may need from 2 to 4 weeks, depending from their complexity, dimensions, colors and exclusivity of design.

     

In the pictures you can see some work phases in elaborating a repousse artwork.
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