LOVE ME Sculpture,Richard Hudson, Mirror stainless steel polished heart statue, Located at The Dubai Mall U. A .E
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Basic Information of This Sculpture
Art Sculpture No. & Name: LOVE ME
Dimension (Height x Width x Depth): H 2m / 6.56 Feet in Height
Material: Surface stainless steel 316 + Internal structure stainless steel
Finish: Mirror polishing
Completion: 2015
Installation Location: Dubai, UAE
About this Artwork
Love me Sculpture is sky mirror Heart sculpture high 2 meters plus 50cm plinth. It was created by Richard Hudson, a famous artist in London, UK. This heart sculpture is not like normal heart. The shape is unique and organic. One side is hollow, and the opposite is bulge. The superb smooth mirror finish is pure and reflection. It is a symbolic the pure of love.
Trail Aseembly in Sino Sculpture's foundry
The material is 316L degree stainless steel with handmade - forging crafts. It is much smooth and reflective than casting. The series editions were collected and different size can be customized as well.
Interior structure of this sculpture Stainless steel 316L at Sino Beijing Foundry
The first one was exhibited in Dubai, and warmly welcomed. Last year, the Dubai Mall has collected the design with 5 meters high. Now it was erected by the side of the Dubai Fountain and Khalifa Tower. Every day, the visitors who came from different countries watched the great art piece. It became one of most important view in front of Dubai Mall and will leave a love and romantic memory for these visitors.
Preliminary polishing of the stainless steel sculpture LOVE ME at Sino Sculpture Foundry Beijing
Last stepMirror polishing on the stainless steel sculptures Sino Foundry Beijing
LOVE ME Statue installated at The Dubai Mall, outside the Waterfall Entrance/ Mirror stainless steel Polished
After installation the LOVE ME sculpture at Dubai Mall United Arab Emirates
Dubai mall sculptures instllated Height 2 meters
Packing & Shipping Mirror Stainless Steel Sculpture
Before fabrication, we will make a suitable packing and shipping plan for mirror stainless steel sculpture project. We have coordinate the professional artwork crates company who can pack the sculptures in export standard. Cooperating with the specialized shipping agent for the shipping service in ocean shipping, air cargo and international express, to ensure the clients will receive the mirror stainless steel sculpture artworks without any damages and timely.
Installation Cases and Introduction.
For large mirror stainless steel sculptures, and projects, it commonly will cut into many sections for shipping, and then reassembled at site, we Sino Sculpture have a professional overseas installation team. They can handle the site installation work coordinates with local technicians. We Sino sculpture also can provide technicians to the site for installation instruction and support for the client’s installation. For easy-handling installation work, the instruction drawings will be provided and the client can install it refer to it by themselves to cost-saving. Any how, we Sino will give a best and easy-operated method for every client. Below is the last 5 years typical projects site installation over the world.
F&Q
1. What are the main materials you used to make sculptures?
-Stainless steel in degree of 304, 316, 316L.
-Silicon Bronze; Tin bronze; Copper.
-Corten steel
-Mild steel.
2. What is the main material used as the internal structure?
- 304 degree stainless steel;
-mild steel.
3. What are the main methods or crafts you used to make a sculpture?
- Hand forging (new type of sculpture fabrication)
- Casting (Traditional way)
4. What is the progress of the above 2 crafts and any differences?
-Hand Forging: Modeling - Cutting metal panels - Hammered & shaped metal panels by hands - Welding&assembly - Grinding & finish -Installation.
-Casting - Modeling - Lost Wax/sand casting - Welding&assembly - Grinding&Polishing - Installation.
The main difference of the 2 crafts is that, hand forging is a way that directly use metal panels to shape the form of the model, which is similar to wear a cloth outside of the model. It will not change the material’s physical characteristics, no need to heat and melt the metal material. While traditional Casting have to heat by coal, it may cause its chemical component changed and caused some pollution(air pollution, solid pollution etc.).
5. What is the main finish you can do?
-Stainless steel sculpture - mirror polishing, hair line, spray painting, gold leaf, electroplate, titanizing, patina.
- Bronze/Copper sculpture - patina, spray painting, gold leaf, gilding.
6. How do you pack the sculptures and which way you can deliver?
-Small size sculpture, first is a very soft and fine pearl foam to wrap the sculpture safely, and second is bubble plastic air bubble film to wrap, and then put it into a plywood box which 6 insides were covered by 5mm thick pearl foam, and fixing the sculpture in the export standard box security in by extra soft material.
-Large sculptures, cut it into small sections based on the loading dimension of Containers, and then pack each section with steel frame.
-Deliver way, sea freight, air freight. rail freight, express.
7. What are the trade terms you company can be applied?
-EXW, FOB, CIF, DDU, DDP etc.
8. How is about the payment terms of your company?
-T/T, 20%-50% as the deposit, and the balance shall be paid before shipping.
9. Can I come to visit your factory?
-We Sino warmly welcome any time.