François Willème was a French painter, sculptor and photographer who in 1859 invented the 'photosculpture', also known as 'sculpture by light', a means of generating 3D forms in a variety of media, clay, marble or electroplated bronze, from photographs taken by a battery of cameras.
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Statuette of François Willème standing, obtained by his photosculpture method. Bisque porcelain, 37.5 cm H. Musée des Arts et Métiers de Paris
Willème's rotunda laboratory at 42 Avenue de Wagram in Paris
Series of photographs taken in 1865 for a photosculpture
Advertisement: Portrait sculpture after nature obtained mechanically. Ten-second pose. 42 Avenue de Wagram. Terracotta, electroplating, plaster, bronze, bisque porcelain
Two photographs for a photosculpture, probably of the King of Spain
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About this person
Country
FranceCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1830 to 1905 · aged 74
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5 languages
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