The "BULL" at the Bullring Shopping Centre

Introduction

The photograph on this page of The "BULL" at the Bullring Shopping Centre by Tom Courtney as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk

The "BULL" at the Bullring Shopping Centre

Image: © Tom Courtney Taken: 23 Apr 2005

The artist is Laurence Broderick. The enlargement process was carried out by casting a model of the bull in plaster from the original maquette mould, and then slicing it (like a loaf of bread). Each slice was measured and calculations were made to enlarge each slice. The new dimensions were projected onto sheets of polystyrene of the scaled-up thickness. The outline of the image was marked out and the waste cut away. The enlarged slices were then stuck together and shaped using files. Layers of fibreglass, resin and plaster followed. The finer details were added before the finished Bull was smoothed down and polished, ready for sandcasting. Bronze is poured into the mould of The Bull at Pangolin Editions Foundry in Gloucestershire. The model for this sculpture, Bull Maquette, measuring 46 cm in length, is available in a limited edition of twenty-five and also 80 cm in length in a limited edition of ten.

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