The power of the craft
Sculptor Jos Dirix creates expressive, bronze sculptures full of dynamism: horses, bulls, men, women, and predators. →
Sculptures with character
In his sculptures, Jos Dirix captures the tension between power, movement, and stillness. Each sculpture emerges from craftsmanship, feeling, and a keen eye for form.
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The making of in 10 development stages
The Jos Dirix Story of a Bronze Imagination. From the creative fire to the presentation of the new bronze sculpture; this is how a Jos Dirix sculpture is made.
While outside the wind is howling around the house and studio, inside the creative fire is stirred up in all its intensity...
Life with horses makes long-lasting research and study possible.
The artisanal work of the 'lost wax method' has many work phases.
Refining and shaping the sculpture in wax with keen dedication.
Voila: Sculpture 'Ros Se Roulante'.
The sculpture in the hands of Rob Korten of Custers Bronze Foundry.
He carefully removes the wax model from the mould.
Here the sprues are cautiously attached to the wax sculpture.
Followed by the plastering of the wax sculpture with casting compound.
Start with the preparation of the casting of 'Ros Se Roulante' by Bronsgieterij Custers.
The cooling down of the blazing hot bronze.
New life is an endless source of inspiration.
The meticulous finishing of a bronze creation is the final work of sculptor Jos Dirix.
At the presentation, the new bronze sculpture 'Ros Se Roulante' is in the spotlight!