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Copper in the Arts
Monthly Online Newsletter of the Copper Development Association

Have you ever wondered how the massive sculptures of Fernando Botero – like his Eve, pictured in our inaugural blog – or the fanciful creations of Jeff Koons get produced?

Meet Dick Polich, the founder and CEO of Polich Tallix, and our featured craftsman for July. Polich’s fine art foundry in Rock Tavern, New York, casts the work of Koons, Nancy Graves, Frank Stella, and other important artists for display in museums, galleries, and sculpture gardens around the world. Launched in 1968 in Polich’s garage, it is the largest in the United States: the size of a football field, with 40-foot ceilings, thousands of pieces of equipment, and an army of highly skilled craftsmen who know how to bring modern masterpieces to life.

Take “An Inside Look at Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry” and don’t miss the video tour demonstrating various techniques of fine art bronze casting. (more)

Also in the current edition:
●    Carol B. Saylor: In Her Mind’s Eye
●    Syed Ahmad: Capturing Fluid Movement in Glass on Copper
●    Transcendence through Copper
●    A listing of upcoming events

Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David C. Driskell
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, GA
Through August 2, 2009

The Evolution exhibit is the first to highlight the printmaking work of renowned artist and scholar, David C. Driskell. Spanning more than 50 years, from 1952 through 2007, it contains 80 prints and three self-portraits, and reflects the variety of styles and artistic movements that inspired Driskell’s work, ranging from African sculpture to Western art.