Gold Leaf Vessel
Gold Leaf Vessel
Gold has been known since prehistoric times and could be the first metal used by man. Because it does not tarnised nor is affected by most common substances it has been prized for millennia as a symbol of purity and incorruptability. It has been used as coinage for thousands of years.
Polished Gold is a good reflector of optical and infrared light, its Latin name is Aurum, which means "shining dawn." Gold is also a good conductor of electricity and heat and is the most malleable and ductile of all the metals. Hence gold leaf. It has been said that gold leaf has been used since 3000 BCE in Ancient Egypt.
Using the excellent optical properties of acrylic with gold leaf is a wonderful match. The true color of gold can be experienced with the clarity of optical acrylic.
Building a sculpture using acrylic allows a three dimensional experince of gold leaf.