The Art of Repouss

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The Art of Repoussé
King Agamemnons Funeral Mask, Mycenaean
(Pre-Greek 1100BC)
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Repoussé

• Is the French word meaning to push
• Is the technique of decorating the surface of
  metal by using tools to raise or indent it
• This is a Repoussé metal frame for a mirror that
  is popular today!

Indian Brass Mandala
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Repoussé
Gary Dadyan, Russian Artist, is pushing the
Repoussé Tools / Nails into the metal using a
small hammer.
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RepousséThe art of Repoussé is a very old form
of art.
Mycenaean Repoussé, 1st Agamemnons Funeral Mask,
2nd gold cup Both are over 3000 years old!
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Repoussé
Man working on a Repoussé. Indian Copper Plaque
about Buddha.
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Repoussé
Repoussé is a popular way of making jewelry.
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Repoussé
These are both Indian Repoussé, 1. Brass
Mandala Plaque, 2. Bhairava sculpture
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Repoussé
These are both Nepalese Repoussé Masks. (Nepal
is a country that is in between China India in
the Himalaya Mountains.)
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Repoussé
These are both Silver, a silver spoon and a
silver (Tiffanys) water pitcher
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Repoussé
Both are Mayan (300 AD-1700), 1st jewelry, 2nd
Mayan Funerary Tunic
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Repoussé
Modern Repoussé shield of Medusa
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Repoussé
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Repoussé
Is the French word meaning to push Is the
technique of decorating the surface of metal by
using tools to raise or indent it Today you
will make a Repoussé using soft sheet metal and a
wood tool. First, decide which side you would
like to be the front. Then, draw your initials
using nice fancy letters. Turn the piece of
metal over and use the tool to make designs all
over the surface of the metal.
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Resources

• http//www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/buddhism
  /india5.htm
• http//webed.vw.cc.va.us/vwbaile/pages_art101/101d
  istance/summer/Lectures/101daeg.html
• http//www.sptimes.com/peru/the_path.html
• http//www.travelingtiger.com/travelingtiger/Chian
  g_Mai/Chiang_Mai_index.htm good website
• http//www.valentinyotkov.com/site/theartist.htm
  
• http//www.mikalina.com/mask/masks__nepal_index.ht
  m
• http//www.artist-blacksmith.org/magazine/traditio
  nal_metalsmith.htm
• http//www.parev.net/profile-garri-dadyan.htm
• http//www.columbia.edu/ns189/armour/armoury_page
  .htm
• http//www.pipsqueak.com/galmer/Repousse_Bracelets
  .html
• http//www.tibet.org/norling/arts/metal.html
• http//www.lcms.srvusd.k12.ca.us/newKramer/Repouss
  eMasks/repousse_masks.htm lesson plan ideas
• http//www.tcsdk12.org/tcms/bgood20folder/bgood/s
  tudent20art.html lesson plan ideas