The Sleeping Dragon

Import 02/11/2016Tato bakalářská práce zpracovává tématiku draků, jejich symboliku, výskyt v mýtech, legendách a význam v náboženství. Práce pojednává o dracích jako o tvorech vytvořených lidskou představivostí a zároveň se pokouší najít skutečné. Praktická část předložené práce popisuje postup výroby sošky Spícího draka. Zahrnuje návrh vlastního modelu, jeho přípravu a výrobu. Dále se zabývá výrobou sádro-antukových forem, vlastním litím metodou vytavitelného modelu a je zakončena apretací uměleckého odlitku.This thesis deals with the theme of dragons, their symbolism, their incidence in myths, legends and their meaning in Religion. Thesis discusses the dragons as creatures created by human imagination while trying to find the real ones. The practical part of the thesis describes the production of The Sleeping Dragon statue. It includes designing my own model, its preparation and production. It also deals with production of gypsum-clay forms, its casting using the lost wax method and is finished by the artistic casting.618 - Katedra metalurgie a slévárenstvívýborn

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