Road to the Oscars – How the Statues are Made
For the better part of the last decade, they’ve been made at Urban Art Projects in Orange County and plated with 24 karat gold at Epner Technology in Brooklyn. The process begins with a mold, then a wax copy. Then from wax to the ceramic shell, 12 layers of coating by hand are added. From the the wax Oscar inside the ceramic shell is melted out and replaced with bronze. After finishing department to fix any imperfections. Each statue is then sent to EPNER Technology in Brooklyn where they’re plated in copper, then nickel plated and finally, 24-karat gold.
For the better part of the last decade, they’ve been made at Urban Art Projects in Orange County and plated with 24 karat gold at Epner Technology in Brooklyn. The process begins with a mold, then a wax copy. Then from wax to the ceramic shell, 12 layers of coating by hand are added. From the the wax Oscar inside the ceramic shell is melted out and replaced with bronze. After finishing department to fix any imperfections. Each statue is then sent to EPNER Technology in Brooklyn where they’re plated in copper, then nickel plated and finally, 24-karat gold.
How the Oscar Statuettes are made
The statuettes are coated in 24-karat gold using an old technique called the lost wax process, which humans have been using for thousands of years.
The statuettes are coated in 24-karat gold using an old technique called the lost wax process, which humans have been using for thousands of years.
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David Epner on the process of making of the 2016 Oscars.
David Epner on the process of making of the 2016 Oscars.
The New Oscar Statuette
The 2016 statuette has been modeled after the 1929 and 2015 designs. It was cast out of bronze for the first time in over 80 years, then it was electroplated in 24-karat gold by Epner Technology.
The 2016 statuette has been modeled after the 1929 and 2015 designs. It was cast out of bronze for the first time in over 80 years, then it was electroplated in 24-karat gold by Epner Technology.
The Golden Skateboard
When his dad took a job at a Brooklyn technology company that makes gold plated components for NASA, NYC artist Matt Willett had an idea: to plate a complete skateboard in gold. In the latest dose, Timbo visits Epner Technologies in Brooklyn to witness the transformation of a SHUT skateboard into a 99.9% pure electroplated gold piece of art.
When his dad took a job at a Brooklyn technology company that makes gold plated components for NASA, NYC artist Matt Willett had an idea: to plate a complete skateboard in gold. In the latest dose, Timbo visits Epner Technologies in Brooklyn to witness the transformation of a SHUT skateboard into a 99.9% pure electroplated gold piece of art.
Eventide H9 MAX Gold
Gold Expert David Epner talks about producing the Eventide Limited Edition 24K Gold Dipped H9 MAX guitar pedal.
Gold Expert David Epner talks about producing the Eventide Limited Edition 24K Gold Dipped H9 MAX guitar pedal.
