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This bronze sculpture was made by Bahman Mohasses sometime during his career. Its earth-toned surface has been rubbed smooth, accentuating the angular features of the figure. Bronze is an alloy of copper, and has been used for millennia in sculpture making, due to its relative strength and the fact that it melts at a lower temperature than pure copper. This makes it ideal for lost-wax casting, a process where molten bronze is poured into a mold, often made of wax. This technique allows the artist to create complex forms in multiples. In this instance, the artist would have been able to reproduce and sell these artworks. Mohasses had the reputation of a tortured artist, which may have contributed to the art's reception. But looking at the material and process involved in creating the figure can lead us to consider the labour and industrial means through which such a sculpture is made.