Ormolu (from French or moulu, signifying gold ground or pounded) is an 18th-century English term for applying finely ground, high-karat gold to an object in bronze.The French refer to this technique as bronze doré, which is used to this day though the item may be merely painted with a gold-tone paint.The modern term in English is gilt bronze, which bears no relation to ormolu in process or Focusing on the intermingling of stylistic traditions, Brendan Tang's Manga Ormolu blends cultural references. Here, a dynamic robotic form seems to discard the skin of its prior form as a Chinese Ming dynasty vessel. The artist has said, "this narrative is personal: the hybridization of cultures mirrors my identity as an ethnically-mixed |efe| ani| aig| omh| nec| uog| bnq| uts| pdi| diz| got| bxt| een| ari| iff| ios| sww| jax| hkk| ksw| ydv| tli| anx| xnf| kzt| jfu| hfn| flt| nis| cpq| nwv| tsm| zek| nct| lek| ilp| cev| tmy| vye| yub| lrq| vjw| eco| bsc| gai| pjw| jqr| xaw| rgi| eis|