Large Casts & Full Bodies
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Due to the physical challenges of full body lifecasting, more than one lifecaster plus skilled assistants are required for such jobs. The process is also challenging for the model who may have to stay still in the pose for some time, with quite a heavy mould forming around them.
Choosing the right pose for the job can be one of the most crucial parts of full body lifecasting - whether making a fake corpse for a feature film, or a fine art life sculpture, or a shop mannequin - or just choosing something that won't cause incredible discomfort to the model.
The body is normally cast in more than one section (depending on the pose and desired outcome), and pieced together afterwards, with the joins being resculpted and retextured to create a cohesive sculpture.
Full body lifecasting is not to be undertaken by beginners at home, and art students wishing to try it should research it thoroughly before attempting to do it on friends as injury can be caused by people who don't know what they are doing or even worse, only half-know what they are doing but think they know it all. However, with CJ and André, safety is paramount and with over 30 collective years lifecasting experience between us you are in very safe hands for your more advanced lifecasting needs.
Amongst the pictures in the gallery above are a selection at different stages of 'The Cunégonde Collection'. Nine nanocrystalline copper fine art life sculptures made by CJ Munn and André Masters that were first displayed in Thomas Hoblyn's award-winning showgarden at the Chelsea Flower Show. For more details about this collection, including how to purchase these sculptures and others like them, please visit our sister site www.mastersandmunn.co.uk
Also in our unusual portfolio you will see large bodies made of bread. André and CJ cast the artist Sharon Baker for the 'Eat Me' live art installation at the Thames Festival and again for the Experimental Food Society Spectacular in 2010. The moulds were filled with bread dough and baked in large bread ovens to create the amazing edible bread bodies.
Prices vary hugely depending on size, pose, complexity, material finish and installation costs, so if interested in commissioning us please email with as many details as possible of your idea so that we can give you a price guide. Time is another factor to consider as all large lifecasts take several weeks, if not months to produce depending on the chosen material.
