Bonaveri Magazine

it isn’t by chance that I am here today taking about
silhouettes and beautiful figures.
I was little more than a boy when I decided to take up
the study of form, sculpture and drawing along with
everything that is reflected in the concept of beauty
and linearity. It was a path I chose by chance but one
I followed with passion and reason determination.
Even with struggling with the force of doubt measuring
every choice.
If today I am in a position to apply an artistic sensitivity
to my metier, I owe it to the many steps I took affirming
my instinct and desire to cultivate beauty and to follow
the perfect proportion.
If chance has led me to this line of work, passion and
strength of will have accompanied me throughout life,
motivated by the desire to make the mannequin into
a form of art.
And here we can really feel the art foundation of
mannequins and their first steps and behind the
scenes’ process.
Marco: Once the mannequin’s pose has been
decided, here we study its aesthetic nature and make
a miniature. If we are satisfied, we make a life size
dimension one starting with a metal framework that
becomes the mannequin’s skeleton, obviously with
the pose of the finished mannequin. We first start
by covering it with clay, so we get a perfectly smooth
three dimensional figure. Then we make the first
mould by applying several layers of plaster paste to
the sculpture. Once it’s dry, we open the plaster mould
which will then be filled with resin to make the master
piece which will be used to create the one for industrial
production. This last mould will be used to make the
master mould from which the final one will be made
for industrial production.
What materials do you work with?
Marco: For the most part we use clay, then plaster,
resin, stucco, etc. We could use other materials as
well, but clay is the basis of classic sculpture and
allows to have a greater sensitivity in shaping the
forms, especially the faces.
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