DURHAM BULLISH ON METALCASTING
In the heart of downtown Durham, N.C., Major the Bull stands tall. The
life-sized statue was cast in bronze by local artist Michael Waller and his wife, Leah. The city’s connection with casting, however, runs deeper than this can’t-miss example of its capacity as an artistic process.
Liberty Arts, a local nonprofi t arts community, runs a foundry in Durham’s Central Park (shown in action below, at top), where Major was the fi rst casting out the door. The Liberty Arts group organizes metalcasting classes, public events, mentorships and commissions.
In May 2014, Liberty Arts opened the Bull City Sculpture Show, a six- month public outdoor exhibition featuring a dozen sculptures created in various materials and in a variety of processes. Balance Point Three (right) was cast in aluminum, with artist Hanna Jubran creating the lattice-like patterns by cutting channels into sand.
56 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Jul/Aug 2014
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