Wax figures first sprouted in foreign countries. They were first used to make human specimens. When a person died, the wax was poured into the body, or the outer mold was reproduced on the face, and then the face model was poured out to preserve the corpse.
Later, with the advancement of waxwork technology and the rise of humanism, the direct casting on the human body was gradually reduced. Instead, wax was poured into the plaster outer mold, and the sculptural technique was used to shape the details of the simulated human face, and then color, Clothing also achieves the purpose of preserving special character models.
Nowadays, science and technology are changing with each passing day, and new materials are emerging one after another. For example, artificial humans made of polymer silica gel can not only be visually fake, but also can reach the level of stimulation in touch, and this kind of simulated muscle material is also widely used in sex doll products.
Wax figures were originally used for medical dissections in France. Madame Tussauds was born in Strasbourg, France in 1761, whose real name is Mary Grosshertz. His widowed mother worked as a housekeeper for Dr. Philip Keddis. Perhaps it is a kind of luck, this good doctor is well-known for his skills in making medical anatomical wax figures, so Mary has been studying and creating simulation wax figures since she was a child.
Wax figure making soon surpassed medical figure making. In 1767, Dr. Kedis moved to Paris with his family, and in 1770 opened the first public exhibition hall.
With her meticulous observation of the faces of the characters, the young Mary's skill in making wax figures is well known. She began to create wax figures for some of the most famous figures of the time, including the great American political figure Benjamin Franklin. Mary's talent made her favored by the French royal family. The younger sister of King Louis XVI invited her to stay at the Palace of Versailles to take care of her art education. Mary spent nine years in the Palace of Versailles and made wax figures for King Louis XVI and Queen Mary Antonette and other members of the royal family. In 1789, during the French Revolution, Mary returned to the house of Dr. Cettis. She was almost executed and was later in the same room with Napoleon’s wife Josephine de Pohang.
Mary escaped the guillotine and was forced to make death masks for Queen Mary Antonette and other friends, and wax figures and death masks for Robespi and other revolutionary leaders. After the death of Dr. Kedis in 1794, Mary inherited his wax museum. Later, she married a French engineer François Dussa. By 1800, she had three children-two sons and a daughter (but her daughter died young). In the era when there were no cameras, televisions, and movies, people could only see the celebrities in her pavilion. Despite the popularity of the pavilion, her life was not easy in France after the revolution. In 1802, Madame Tussauds took her eldest son Joseph and wax figures to a tour in England, while her husband and youngest son stayed in France. The tour was unprecedentedly successful, and Mary and Joseph stayed in the UK. The youngest son Français was later reunited with her, but her husband and she became a farewell. After 33 years of touring exhibitions, he finally found a permanent exhibition site in London. Since then, Madame Tussauds's reputation has spread far and wide. As for Mrs. Tussaud, she worked till the end of her life. This outstanding artist died in 1850 at the age of 89. Among her works in her later years is a self-portrait, created at the age of 81.
The wax figure is a super-realistic sculpture art called "three-dimensional photography". The characters portrayed by the wax figure are lifelike and have a unique charm. In the 1980s, wax art was introduced to China from abroad. In 1993, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage officially issued a document approving the establishment of the Wax Museum of China's Great Men and agreed to be a separate long-term exhibition in the Chinese Revolution Museum. That year, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and the All-China Women's Federation jointly issued a document to jointly initiate the establishment of the wax museum of Chinese Great Men.
The Wax Museum of Great Men in China is the first wax museum in the true sense in China. It has made great efforts in wax figure research and production, scene design, lighting control, raw material development, and many other aspects. The Wax Museum of Great Men in China is a collection of Chinese sculptures. The most authoritative experts in, waxwork, stage art, setting, lighting, etc. have conducted large-scale experiments and achieved extremely significant achievements. Through the unremitting efforts of Chinese artists, it has now reached the world's most advanced level.
