Industrial Cathedral

Industrial Cathedral
"Industrial Cathedral" charcoal on paper 131 x 131 cm Jane Bennett. Finalist in 1998 Dobell Drawing Prize Art Gallery of NSW Finalist 1998 Blake Prize Winner 1998 Hunter's Hill Open Art Prize

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I'm an Industrial Heritage Artist who paints "en plein air".If it's damaged, derelict, doomed and about to disappear, I'll be there to paint it.

Saturday 26 February 2011

Irons in the Fire - Part 1 'Smith Forging'

The first of several posts showing canvases painted from life during a forging.
Oil painting of blacksmiths in the forge, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Painting a 'forging' at Wrought Artworks,
Eveleigh Railway Workshops
Open-die drop forging is also known as smith forging.
Oil painting of blacksmiths in the forge, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 
oil on canvas 41 x 51cm
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In open-die forging, a hammer strikes and deforms the workpiece, which is placed on a stationary anvil.
Oil painting of blacksmiths in the forge, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 
oil on canvas 41 x 51cm
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It's called 'Open-die forging'  because the dies (the surfaces that are in contact with the workpiece) don't enclose the workpiece, allowing it to flow except where
its in contact.
The blacksmith must position the workpiece to get the desired shape. The die is usually flat, but some have a specially shaped surface which may be round, concave, or convex.
Oil painting of blacksmiths in the forge, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 
oil on canvas 41 x 51cm
Enquiries about this painting
Open-die forging is used for art smithing and custom work.














Oil painting of blacksmiths in the forge, Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Dave and Lok forging at Wrought Artworks 2010 
oil on canvas 41 x 51cm
Enquiries about this painting
























In this canvas Dave and Lok are working hot iron, which they have just taken out of the furnace.
They are shaping the iron into curved spikes for the grill of a decorative fence with the historic 'Massey' air hammer.







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