Posts Tagged ‘Sculpture’

How crews get the hang of moving big sculpture

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Stephen De Staebler's "Winged Figure Ascending" (2011) is unloaded from under an elevator cabin at Dolby Chadwick Gallery. Visitors who enter an exhibition like that of Stephen De Staebler's bronzes at the Dolby Chadwick Gallery get the impression that …
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Eisenhowers want presidential memorial redesigned

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… but he has dismissed the idea of using a traditional statue, saying all the great sculptors are long gone. Susan Eisenhower, another granddaughter, said Ike is simply the wrong figure to memorialize with an avant-garde approach. …
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How A Thousand Pounds Of Butter Becomes Three Days' Worth Of Energy

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Photo Gallery: Sculpture 360 Season IV
Filed under: stainless steel sculpture

Diversity, by Cecilia Lueza, of St. Petersburg, is a 8'x9'x5' steel sculpture of brightly colored painted faces on stands. Opposing Forces, by Hanna Jubran, of Grimesland, NC, is a 14 foot tall painted and welded stainless steel sculpture. …
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Artists, City Refine Sculpture Plan
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Organic in shape and form, the sculptures feature copper shapes in various textures that rotate around a single axle within C-shaped arcs of stainless steel. Berkeley husband and wife artists Russell Ide and Saori Ide have a $ 100000 commission from the …
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The Dolphin -2011-.mpg

After long consideration, George came to the conclusion to release one of his finest abstract representations. The most elegant life form of the Ocean…The Dolphin.

Lightning to unveil bronze Phil Esposito sculpture
Filed under: golf sculpture

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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Sculpture to get thank-you plaque
Filed under: buy sculpture

rossparry.co.uk/syndication/Scarborough Evening News Picture shows Maureen Robinson celebrates her ?48k purchase of a giant sculpture showing a retired miner who was one of the first soldiers to liberate the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany …
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Getty buys medieval sculpture of St. John the Baptist at Sotheby's
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The Getty Museum outgunned other bidders at Sotheby's London today to buy a nearly life-size limewood sculpture of St. John the Baptist that was carved in the early 16th century, paying almost a half-million dollars for it. Experts believe it could …
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Trust needs £2k for sculpture of vicar who 'honoured' town
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TAMWORTH Heritage Trust has launched an appeal to buy a stunning carving of one of Tamworth's greatest benefactors. Created by Fazeley-based wood sculptor Andrew Mather, the carved bust of Reverend William MacGregor (1848-1937) is currently on display …
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Presley's New Year's sale led by Scottish Rite's prized sculpture
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Another Asian highlight is a 19th-century carved bone over wood statue of Guanyin. The figure, which has an ivory face and hands, holds a candle and has a phoenix (bird) ornament in its hair. It carries an estimate of $ 8000-$ 15000. …
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Sexy Venetians, Pissarro Cocotte, Grandiloquent Serra: Arts
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Mantegna's famous “Saint Sebastian” (1457-59), with the martyr tied to a marble column and pierced by arrows, has the crisp physicality of a piece of sculpture. It represents the old school of Florentine-influenced painting. …
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Buddha Wood Sculptures, Happy Buddha, Fat Buddha, Guatama

www.buddhadecor.com offers Wood Buddha Statues. Find Happy Buddha, Guatama Buddha, Buddha Head, Buddha in Meditation, Peaceful Buddha, Namaste Figure. All Handcrafted in India from Kadam wood.

Erotic sculpture of Philip Hitchcock in the Chicago Leather Archives and Museum
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Of Myth and Mortal focuses on legendary myths borrowed from Greek, Celtic, Egyptian and Christian mythologies. Among the statues on view are Cernunnos, the horned Celtic god of fertility, Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, Prometheus, the Greek god …
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Make holiday treats at PCC
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Celtic Christmas Festival, 9 am to 4 pm, Park Presbyterian Church, 110 Maple Court, Newark. Marketplace of vendors offering quilted items, Celtic and seasonal décor, photography, gift baskets, jewelry, baked goods, Boyd's Bears, fair trade. …
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Events all week: Nov. 18-24
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Some of the handmade items offered for sale will include artwork, jewelry, sewn items, knitted accessories, clothing, accessories and photography. The event is free and open to the public. Event parking is available in a lot on Markland Place near the …
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