Posts Tagged ‘BRONZE’

Lightning to unveil bronze Phil Esposito sculpture
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The group was headed by golf course and resort operator Kokusai Green — so, how did Espo get the deal done? “The more we drank, the more it made sense,” Esposito said. “I said 'hockey.' They thought I said 'sake'.” Phil Esposito.
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Indian River County Community Calendar, Updated Dec. 27
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Plein Air Artists' Rendezvous: Call to artists, any medium including sculpture & mixed media. Environmental Learning Center, 255 Live Oak Dr., Vero Beach, 9 am-4 pm, Feb. 16-18. Benefits ELC and Cultural Council of IRC. Register: 772-770-4857; …
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Crowd Pleasers for Dec. 23, 2011
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Featuring more than 1 million twinkling lights, animated light sculptures and a laser show, the event will warm even the grinchiest of hearts. The enchanted evenings also include ice-carving demonstrations, singing to the animals, live music and …
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"Working the Land" will be cast in bronze
Filed under: art foundry

Sculptor Robert Pulley, Columbus, Ind., delivered "Working the Land" Nov. 18 to inBronze Foundry, Mt. Morris. Pulley was the winner of the sculpture contest at the 2011 Fields Project Art Festival last June at Oregon's Mix Park. …
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Open Studios event sees Ouseburn artists showcase their work
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They are the Biscuit Factory (Stoddart Street) and its satellite Biscuit Tin Studios (Warwick Street), Cobalt (Boyd Street), Foundry Lane Studios, Mushroom Works (St Lawrence Road) and Northern Print (Stepney Bank). A free bus service will operate this …
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Art and Design building evacuated
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Some students and faculty said they believed smoke from the foundry set off the alarms. John Hachmeister, associate professor of sculpture, was supervising students in the buildings foundry as they worked with molten aluminum. The foundry is a workshop …
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Patan: The place for bronze statues
Filed under: bronze casting

“The famous master Arniko, who introduced bronze casting and other metal crafts in Tibet, was also from here,” he claimed. Statue makers of Patan use the wax technique to cast statues, which is time consuming. “But that's what makes our work famous,” …
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Die is cast for glass artists in Thurso
Filed under: bronze casting

The residency is providing her with the space and the peace to develop new ideas, and – building out from a woven basket-form piece cast recently in bronze – her intention is to develop a weaving loom sculpture during her time in Lumsden and Caithness. …
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How To Cast A Bronze Plaque

A video how-to: how to cast a bronze memorial plaque

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South African Bronze Art Targeted By Copper Thieves
Filed under: bronze sculpture casting
By DONNA BRYSON 10/25/11 11:31 AM ET JOHANNESBURG — One of the bronze sculptures stolen from the Johannesburg Art Gallery is worth about $ 16000. Curators fear thieves sold it to a scrap dealer for a mere $ 250. Prices for metals with industrial uses … Read more on Huffington Post

Public invited to molten metal pour at new foundry
Filed under: bronze sculpture casting
The Rebel Sculpture Society invites anyone interested in sculpture and metalwork to watch metal casting at the new foundry at the University of Mississippi Department of Art. Starting at noon October 28, sculpture students will be pouring molten bronze … Read more on Oxford

Sculptor creates bronze statues of Layton
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Internationally renowned sculptor Lea Vivot said the minute she heard Jack Layton had died she immediately felt compelled to create three bronze statues in his honour. "It was like an electrifying shock. I started to mourn through my creation and … Read more on insideTORONTO.com

'Crossing Paths' statues being removed
Filed under: bronze statues
By Nathan Crabbe After drawing praise, criticism and a few instances of vandalism, the bronze visitors that invaded Gainesville for more than three months are leaving town. The University of Florida started removing the campus statues Thursday, … Read more on Gainesville Sun

Sculptor Brings African American History to Life on Grand Scale
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It's filled with clay statues, bronze casting equipment and 10000 history books. Waving his arm to encompass the studio, he explains, "This whole place is just filled with books and all of it's on black history. A section on music and a section on … Read more on Voice of America

Bronze sculptor prepares to bring history to life
Filed under: bronze garden sculptures
Originally, he and a client planned to place the bronze sculpture on the Reynolds Bank building at Fourth and Main streets; however, they changed their minds when the State Historical Society claimed it would destroy the historical signification of the … Read more on Examiner.com

Woodcuts highlight exhibit for Fall for Art
Filed under: bronze garden sculptures
Underappreciated during most of his life, Scott was an artist and master of many media, including sculpture, and taught at Xavier University. Some of his metal sculptures still can be seen at the Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans. … Read more on Slidell Sentry News