Giant Urn for the Met Costume Institute Gala


April 2009
Size: 6'-7" tall x 4'-10" diameter.

Raul Avila charged us with creating this collosal urn for the 2009 gala fundraiser at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Raul's fine staff of designers presented us with artwork that we transformed into sculpture. Costume Armour created plaster molds then vacuum formed the vase body in strong Kydex plastic. The Baccus and grapeleaf designs were sculpted in clay, molded in plaster and cast in latex. The entire work was textured and painted giving it a faux stone finish. A steel tube and plywood armature create a structure which was originally engineered support the weight of a model and also be lightweight enough to be easily transported and installed.
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