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Metalcastings

by Karl Unnasch

Karl Unnasch, metalcasting

An avid metal-caster over the course of multiple decades, Unnasch mastered a technique which allowed him to cast nearly anything, yet capture the finest detail without applying any burn-out method. Some of his castings are stand-alone works of art, while others have become the macro foundation for his vignettes or the micro elements of larger sculptures.


In addition to casting for his own art, Unnasch founded and directed the Standard Issue Iron Pour and Metalcasting Workshop in Southeastern Minnesota, a series which ran from 2006 to 2012. This event, held rurally at the farm on which Unnasch was raised, allowed sculptors a two-week retreat for uninterrupted mold making and iron casting.



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Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Chimera   






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Veritas  

Sign language impressions







Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Fairs Fair 






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

I Am Here






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Fauna memorial series 






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Corpus Corvus Corollary 

Segmented crow in cast iron, scale model scenery and accessories, pigment



See more like this on the Vignettes page.





Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Street medallions






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Custom Trophies 

See the Ardee Awards project page.






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Wall Plaques 

See the Tessellated Mosaic project page.





Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Ayokay, Not Now, Effyu







Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Basins






Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Pooples series 

Anthropomorphic cast-iron cowpies





Metalcastings: Karl Unnasch

Elwood

(of the fauna memorial series)