Rusting Breast is part of a body of work for which I dedicated myself to  hammer form Steel Breasts from a flat sheet of 16-gauge steel, solely with repeated hammer blows on the anvil. A final touch of welding defined the nipple. I chose the material steel for its strength, resistance, and tenacity, to create the harmonious, soft, sensual shape of the breast. The shaping of the steel occurs hammering in a meticulous way the flat sheet into several shaped blocked with different shaped hammers. I push the steel to the limit of its physical capabilities and properties under close observation. This technique, is for me the purest way to pay homage to the shape of the breast. In Rusting Breast I wanted to observe the rusting process of one of the Steel Breast sculptures after applying a combination of rusting agents. The texture of the rust slowly takes over almost hiding the three-dimensional shape of the breast, which appear camouflaged with an orange embroidery. Eventually this process of transformation will continue creating new interesting effects.

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