Recipes in Bronze
Nicholas Legeros
September 18 - October 27, 2006

Nicholas Legeros is a master of the ancient art of lost-wax (cire-perdu) bronze casting. While materials and methods of artistic production have changed over time, with the advent of acrylic paints and other modern advances, the process of lost-wax metal sculpture is not much altered in its over 3,000 year history.

Legeros studied both at the University of Minnesota and under Paul Granlund at Gustavus Adolphus College. He credits Granlund as a major force in his art, both as a mentor, teacher and model of old-fashioned work ethic. He names a wide variety of other artists as additional influences, including Isamu Noguchi, George Nakashima, and Giorgio Morandi – as well as a continuing fascination with architecture and art history of all periods.

He is active in professional art organizations locally and regionally and is represented in numerous public collections, including the newly-installed Father Murphy statue in front of the McNeely School of Business at the University of St. Thomas.

To learn more about Legeros visit:
http://www.nikosculpture.com