Detroit still needs a Robocop statue sculpture

Looks like they raised the needed funds to make the Robocop sculpture for Detroit.
I presume they will now have to find a place to erect this statue and get multiple permissions and permits. I wonder who will be making this fine statue for public display.
If you have any news then please pass it along.

Brand New Sculpture added to our HUGE In-stock collection

Pictured above is the final version of our brand new design! Our "piggyback" bronze sculpture is a great way to add to an otherwise boring landscape, courtyard, or public space. great for parks, schools, hospitals, or your home. This piece was designed by our very own Broge Kilrain. You won't find this wonderful statue anywhere else. Especially at the great price we're offering it at!

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GIANT 30Ft Bronze Horse Head Sculpture featured at Goodwood

Nic Fiddian-Green grooms his giant horse sculpture for Goodwood
guardian.co.uk

29 June 2010: Nic Fiddian-Green's latest creation, Greekhead-Artemis, is a 30ft bronze sculpture of a horse's head, which is destined to be the star attraction at next month's Glorious Goodwood horse-racing festival in Chichester. We go behind the scenes at the Liverpool foundry, where the sculptor is adding the finishing touches ...



If you're in the market for a bronze horse or equestrian sculpture, statue or fountain, we have the largest in-stock selection on the east coast. Just visit our website and see all of our beautiful pieces, like our polo player above, always at wholesale pricing.


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Winnipeg Millennium Library Park set for new Sculpture

$575,000 Sculpture set for Library Park
Winnipeg Fee Press

The refurbished Millennium Library Park will be the site of the city's most expensive public art project to date.

A $575,000 sculpture will be commissioned with money from the Winnipeg public art program and the 2010 Cultural Capital of Canada fund, officials announced Friday.

The actual piece and the artist making it have yet to be chosen.

A call to artists will be sent out nationally and internationally, and the winner will be chosen by a five-person selection committee, Winnipeg Arts Council officials said in a news release.

"The piece will be a permanent, contemporary artwork using elements of water and light," the statement said. "Whichever artist or artists are chosen will have to take the unique climate of Winnipeg into account, and ensure the artwork will also have a winter presence."

The sculpture is one of several arts projects being funded by the $2-million federal grant for the 2010 cultural capital program.

The arts council's public art program has $500,000 a year in its kitty.

The city's most expensive public art project to date is Montrealer Catherine Widgery's $250,000 River Arch sculpture, installed on the new Norwood Bridge in 1998.

Recent commissions include David Perrett's $150,000 bus shelter at the Ellice Avenue entrance to the University of Winnipeg and Gordon Reeve's $75,000 stainless-steel glacier at the Portage Avenue entrance to Assiniboine Park.



If you're looking for a piece for your local park, public garden, or town, but on a bit smaller scale, we've got a great selection of pieces to choose from! From animals to kids to nautical we've got something for every need. Check out our website for all our unique sculptures and fountains.



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The 10 Most Ridiculous Mascots Of All Time | Bleacher Report

The 10 Most Ridiculous Mascots Of All Time Bleacher Report


Speaking of Mascots, we carry a full line of life size and larger than life Mascots in-stock! We can also custom make your mascot in beautiful bronze at an incredible price!



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Dressing up your town with a bronze sculpture

via sculptsite.com

From Grass Roots Movement to World-Class Exhibit White Plains, NY - Beginning five years ago as a "grass roots" movement to put sculpture in White Plains' public space, the city's Sculpture Committee has come of age. With the 62-piece, 30-year retrospective of American master sculptor David Hayes, art in White Plains has overgrown its sculpture gardens and spread into a veritable city-wide museum, sprouting shape and color in public and private space throughout the city's suburban neighborhoods and downtown residences and businesses.

White Plains Mayor Joseph Delfino has fully embraced the arts throughout his 11-year administration and is one of the Hayes exhibit's most vocal fans. "An important measure of a city's greatness is it's dedication to the arts, which, to me, is our heart and soul," he said. "Outdoor art unifies a city in a way that transcends words. Whether we like a piece or not, we react to it, and, over time, we become accustomed to it. It becomes part of who we are as a community."

One of America's great living contemporary sculptors, Mr. Hayes creates dynamic art from flat sheets of painted steel, welded and bolted into forms inspired by nature. Mr. Hayes himself, his sons David M. and John, and his granddaughter Alexandra, along with crew members of the White Plains Department of Public Works and volunteers from local neighborhoods, houses of worship and schools, have assembled the pieces in puzzle-like fashion one at a time. Eli Schonberger, an ebullient 80-plus-year old who won't let two knee replacements get in the way of his skiing, is as committed to the Sculpture Committee as he is to the slopes. It was he who planted one of the first seeds of the "grass roots" art movement and he who approached David Hayes with an idea that has resulted in the largest outdoor exhibit for both the city and the artist.

Schonberger and Mayor Delfino have reached out to corporate sponsors to support the sculpture installation. The RPW Group, Inc., Heyman Properties and Belway Electric are the exhibit's current major supporters who have gotten the exhibit off the ground. More funding is needed but Schonberger is optimistic about the future. "We're hoping this newest city-wide exhibition will now generate financial support so that we can continue our efforts," he said. Hayes' works are included in the permanent collections of prominent museums around the world including the Guggenheim and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The year-long White Plains exhibit is open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The exhibit has been extended to November of 2010.




If you want to add a work of art to your town's parks or public areas, but don't have the budget for "artist" fees, check out our large in-stock selection of bronze statues, fountains, and sculptures. We can also do custom pieces!

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Giant horse sculpture intended to become a new landmark in Kent have been given planning permission

As stated on sculptsite.com

EBBSFLEET VALLEY, KENT THAMESIDE, UK - Artist Mark Wallinger's White Horse is 33 times life-size and, overlooking the A2 in the Ebbsfleet Valley, will be seen by up to 60 million people a year.

The steel-frame scheme, selected following a competition, was unanimously approved yesterday by Gravesham Borough Council.

The backers of the project, Eurostar, Land Securities and London & Continental Railways, have so far injected around £1 million of seed funding to get the project off the ground.

Wallinger said: "This is a tremendously exciting project. I was honoured that my White Horse won the competition and I am delighted that Gravesham Borough Council has granted it planning permission. The team and I are very much looking forward to creating a new landmark for the area."

Project Director Mark Davy said the sculpture would "act as an important catalyst for the cultural identity of the area".

"Ebbsfleet Valley will be a major new mixed-use development, which is set to become a hub for an emerging new economy in the South-east," he added.

Other parties involved in the project include engineer Alliance Design Group.




If you're interested in something a bit smaller, say lifesize, check out our selection of lifesize horses. We have several styles for the equestrian enthusiast.

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Creating a new sculpture design, "The Piggyback Ride"

We're constantly trying to come up with new and imaginative designs to keep our inventory fresh and give people a wide range of styles to choose from. Our latest piece, entitled "The Piggyback Ride" is a design we think celebrates the love of family and the bond between siblings. It portrays an older boy giving his younger sister a piggyback ride. We think this would be a great piece for a schoolyard, park, library courtyard, or playground. It really captures those playful days of youth and the love between a brother and sister. It's set to be completed this spring and due in our warehouse in the fall. If you'd like to pre-order one please e-mail us at sales@allclassics.com or call us weekdays at 302.738.2190

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Landscaping Trends 2010: Eclectic Design with Sculpture

When you decide to create your perfect landscape design and/or outdoor room think eclectic. Adding a unique element here or there will give your outdoor space a style not easily replicated by your neighbors. Adding rare or hard to find elements to your decor will make your space really stand out. A well placed bronze statue or fountain can create a certain charm that would otherwise be lacking. A piece that also serves as a light will add texture and depth to your design.

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Bronze Statues and Sculptures are Perfect as a School or Club Mascot

Bronze sculptures and statues and mascots go hand in hand. Many of the pieces we have, especially the life-size and larger than life animals, are perfectly suited for use as the symbol for schools or organizations. Eagles, Tigers, and other animals are all represented in school sports and nearly all are readily available in bronze in virtually every size. Bronze fits so well due to its durability, beauty, and sheer impact it can make sitting on top of a well made pedestal. Plus, since bronze is such a flexible medium, it's easy to create custom pieces that look just like the costumed version of a the mascot that runs the sidelines. These symbols, in the proper setting, will instill pride within the student body or organization and be the envy of any school or club that doesn't have one of their own. If you want to make an impact and have a symbol that will last for generations, a bronze sculpture is the way to go.

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Buying a Bronze Sculpture 101: Understanding the Process

The history of bronze sculpture dates back several thousand years, and was predominately used in Greece, Egypt, Rome and the Near Eastern civilizations. Many of the same techniques used thousands of years ago are still in use today, in fact.

Bronze is an alloy made by melting copper and tin in varying proportions, but the resulting metal is easily worked and melted, does not rust and has a smooth finish. The ability to be colored artistically using chemical treatment combined with the ease of use makes bronze an ideal medium for many artisans.

The earliest method of making bronze sculpture was to use solid masses of bronze, but later artisans developed the lost wax casting method, which enabled the artists of the time to develop larger works of art, and produce the bronze sculptures faster.

About a thousand years ago, artists began using the lost wax casting method to create their masterpieces, and has been used by such renowned artists as Donatello, Rodin, Remington, and Russel, to name a few. The process of lost wax casting allows artists to produce as many works of their art as they feel fit, and while no two pieces of bronze sculpture are the same, all bronze made from the same mold is still original artwork.

Many famous sculptures belong in the public domain, and can be recreated in bronze using the lost wax casting method process to put a piece of history in your home or landscape project, at an affordable cost.

The Process

The first step in creating a bronze sculpture using the lost wax casting method is to sculpt the original piece from which the mold will be made. All the detail is captured in this stage, which is the basis for the rest of the process.

The next step of casting is to pour molten wax into the mold, using layers of wax to form an exact duplicate of the original casting.

The wax is pulled from the mold and detailed, or chased, welded and polished by individual artisans. Each piece may contain some small variation from the original, but the reproductions remain true to the original sculpture.

Wax rods and pouring cups are attached to the wax casting to assure a full pour. Using a temperature controlled climate, the wax casting is dipped into investment liquid (liquid clay, essentially). After the first dip, a powder is applied to the clay, and on subsequent dips a layer of ceramic sand is applied, creating a ceramic mold that must be allowed to dry between layers.

The ceramic shell is then placed into a kiln and fired, the shell is baked and the wax is melted (lost) from the shell, creating a hollow ceramic shell mold and the phrase 'lost wax casting.' The mold is removed from the kiln, and molten bronze is poured into the shell at about 2100 degrees Fahrenheit.

After several hours of cooling, the unfinished bronze is carefully stripped of the ceramic shell. The ceramic shell fragments are carefully removed from the bronze, which is carefully inspected at this stage.

If required, this is the time when a master craftsman would weld larger sections together, and chase or re-detail the weld marks. Afterward, the craftsman uses a process called 'glass beading' in which the bronze is sprayed with powdered glass under extremely high pressures to ensure an even bronze finish.

The bronze is now hand polished and heated to await the patina application. The patina is hand applied by the artisan, and a layer of wax is hand applied with heat to ensure a lustrous patina finish. After a final inspection, the bronze sculpture is now ready for delivery and display.

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Buying a Bronze Sculpture 101: Artist vs. Wholesale

A question brought to us a lot is,"Who is the artist?" or "Is the piece signed?" The idea that you are owning a one of a kind or limited edition piece from an established artist is very appealing to people. However, the price that goes along with owning one of these "artist" originals isn't appealing at all. And there in lies the major difference with owning an artist's bronze sculpture vs. a wholesale bronze sculpture, the price. Bronze art sculptures, statues, and fountains are all made the same way with the same materials, whether they are hot cast or cold cast. With an artist piece you're paying for the name, or reputation. When you buy from a wholesaler, you're paying for the bronze, and not the artist's ego. The quality of the pieces are virtually the same. In fact, many of the foundries that create the pieces sold at a wholesaler are used to make the limited editions sold by an artist at a fancy gallery. The only other difference between an artist's bronze and a wholesale bronze is quantity. Generally artist pieces are done in very limited editions whereas wholesale pieces are done in quantity. Both have inherent value that will increase over time as metal prices increase. So, before you make your purchase, decide what you're really after, a piece you can sit back and enjoy knowing you paid a fair price for, or an artist piece you can enjoy, but hope you didn't pay too much and whether the artist's name will grow. Either way, they're both bronze and will last a lifetime and longer. It's just a matter of the price you want to pay.

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Salvador Dali Venus de Milo Surrealist Bronze Sculpture Statue

This is our custom made, 3-D representation, of the Salvador Dali painting of the Venus de Milo with pencil drawers. Dali was enamoured with the icon for the Venus pencil company so he decided to do a painting of her. We're big fans of Dali so we decided to created a bronze sculpture of his painting. She's a very cool piece that we think any art collector would love.

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T-Rex featured at Dino Days in the Delaware Museum of Natural History

We recently donated a lifesize T-Rex skull, and some of our other fossil skulls, to the Delaware Museum of Natural History for their Dino Days exibit. We were pleasantly surprised when they sent us their quarterly program and our T-Rex was on the cover! They also did a little write up about us on the inside. We're one of only a very few companies that makes fossil skulls in bronze, most are made from resin, and we're certainly the only one that makes these sculptures available at the prices we offer. Most resin castings cost more than one of our bronze skulls. We like ours because it allows people to interact and touch them without fear of damage.

Towson Tiger Custom Mascot Statue

We created this piece for the Towson University Tigers. It's proudly displayed on their main campus for all to see. It was a truly unique experience and the piece turned out great. The University was very happy with the end result. We can custom make anything, any size. Especially mascots! Monumental bronze sculptures are a great way to garner a lot of attention for a school, business, club, or social organization. They make any locale into a landmark people will remember.