Bronze Sculpture & Mold Making | Michael Hall's Studio Foundry

About Michael

Michael Hall

As a graphic artist, Michael continually explored his enthusiasm in the realm of three dimensions. Upon discovering the unique permanence of cast bronze, he moved from Dallas, where he held his last graphic arts position, to be closer to nature and nearer his native home. In the peaceful hills of Driftwood, Texas, he began to create sculpture full time, using his engineering experience to set up a lost wax bronze casting foundry as a means to produce his own sculpture. In the past five decades he has become one of the leading consultants in sculpture and modern as well as ancient casting techniques.

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"Caribbean Sea Turtle"

For the World Federation For Coral Reef Conservstion

by Michael Hall

"Rhino Crossing"

by Michael Hall

Michael brilliantly defies the usual cliches of figurative sculpture, producing richly patinaed bronzes, vibrant in both detail and competence .

“The art is a culmination of my lifetime observations, artistic studies, and personal involvement with the subjects presented.”

Whether a specific commission or an otherwise inspired image, his artwork represents the subject accurately, also presenting a sincere expression of his personal involvement in what surrounds that subject.

His sculpture entitled “Dream of a Gulf Coast Ridley,” effectively lulls a viewer into a peaceful scene of a sea turtle gliding over waving kelp, ingeniously supported above a variety of multi-colored coral. Michael's work seems to embody all of the elements at play. His pieces are strongly narrative, emphasizing the nature of the material in refined texture, and the nature of the subject in researched accuracy.

“Dream of a Gulf Coast Ridley”

by Michael Hall

In “Reports from the Basin,” he depicts the first dinosaur to develop vocalization, as a hatching, lizard-like creature, emerging aggressively from a leathery shell. This bronze is part of a recent, multi-sculptural and custom gate commission.

“Reports from the Basin”

by Michael Hall

“In each of my sculptures I attempt to visually simulate a sense of movement and to create character uniqueness worthy of enjoyment.”

Michael's work ranges from the simplicity of a mirror burnished chameleon to the intricate, detailed drama of his sculpture entitled “Survivor,” depicting the complex reality of a man shipwrecked at sea, being thrashed by her strength, while implying the equal strength of man's survival instinct, as he courageously maintains a hold on the very rock which displays nothing left of his vessel, save its weathered mast and tattered sails.

"Survivor"

by Michael Hall

Michael Hall has been honored with serving two terms as president of the Texas Society of Sculptors. This organization kindles the fire of creativity among sculptors, nation wide, offering collective information for sculptors in all mediums, as well as two annual exhibits, and the opportunity to gather, in a guild-like fashion, to share ideas and organize new means of publicly representing the vast sculptural activity present throughout Texas.

He has mastered the age old art of modeling wax and producing bronze sculpture. All Michael's work shows the fine detail and beautiful composition of a truly imaginative artist. Experience has surpassed his education, which was well focused in the field of engineering and art, and his commissions are vast, as are his awards. Hall openly shares his knowledge and creativity, by offering his full studio and registered foundry to students, sculptors and collectors throughout the world. His sculpture portrays positivity, in its myriad strength, and is among the most intriguing works of art being collected today. With his vast interest in time, space, endurance and the evolvement of the human race, Michael finds a certain satisfaction in creating what he considers to be “artifacts of the future”. Works of art produced by Michael can be found in over 46 countries around the world and also in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.