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1. Wild Run!
Wild Run!
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A black and white photograph featuring a circular curved metal bar with ends that extend from either side. The sculpture rests on a curved platform that is bolted to a concrete footing. The circular sculpture terminates with balls on each end. Hanging upside down from the round bar is a large salmon fish. Behind the sculpture is an unidentified man, who may be Michael Zapponi. He is holding on to the side of the bar., Michael Zapponi (1947- ) was born in San Francisco, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Art from San Jose State University in 1969, majoring in ceramics. In 1976 he moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, where he created art works in fused glass and wood before turning to metal as his chosen medium. He studied with Amir Chafai, master glass painter, Judson Studio, Arroyo Seco, California, in 1979. He has created hundreds of art works for private collectors throughout the United States and Canada, as well as large, outdoor sculptures for private and public domains. His "Alchemy of the Human Spirit," a monumental cast bronze and cast stainless steel sculpture, is located in the Morgan Adams, Jr., Sculpture Garden at the Metropolitan Los Angeles YMCA. Michael's Public Art competition winners are "Wild Run!" at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, and "Play Time" at Jefferson Park in Ogden, Utah. Michael received a grant in May, 2000, from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, to begin a series of cast bronze sculptures of dancers. (Karen Vance, Karenvance Fine Art Placement, Bellevue, Idaho, November 6, 2000.), The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Arts Council of Southern Oregon. You may view their website at http://www.artscouncilso.org/
2. Wild Run!
Wild Run!
Description
This image features a red metal outline of a circle, with two ends that extend from either side. The sculpture rests on a curved platform that is bolted to a concrete footing. The circular sculpture terminates with balls on each end. There is a large silver salmon fish hanging upside down from the round bar., Wild Run!; Michael Zapponi, Michael Zapponi (1947- ) was born in San Francisco, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors in Art from San Jose State University in 1969, majoring in ceramics. In 1976 he moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, where he created art works in fused glass and wood before turning to metal as his chosen medium. He studied with Amir Chafai, master glass painter, Judson Studio, Arroyo Seco, California, in 1979. He has created hundreds of art works for private collectors throughout the United States and Canada, as well as large, outdoor sculptures for private and public domains. His "Alchemy of the Human Spirit," a monumental cast bronze and cast stainless steel sculpture, is located in the Morgan Adams, Jr., Sculpture Garden at the Metropolitan Los Angeles YMCA. Michael's Public Art competition winners are "Wild Run!" at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon, and "Play Time" at Jefferson Park in Ogden, Utah. Michael received a grant in May, 2000, from the Idaho Commission on the Arts, to begin a series of cast bronze sculptures of dancers. (Karen Vance, Karenvance Fine Art Placement, Bellevue, Idaho, November 6, 2000.), The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Arts Council of Southern Oregon. You may view their website at http://www.artscouncilso.org/
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