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Tiff
February 1997
Pottery plaster with faux bronze finish,
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Byur
Gullwing a Scottsdale, Arizona lifecaster that is old
enough to remember the Beatles and Elvis on Ed Sullivan. He
was born in San Francisco, but "native" to Arizona
since the age of six months. Byur attended the University of
Arizona in Tucson, received B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
He worked in the field of gas turbine engines his whole
career. Byur is currently employed by major aerospace
company. He is married happily for 25 years with one
daughter.
His lifecasting work was inspired by a photograph of the
lifecast of Whoopi Goldberg that was done by Willa Shallit.
He took Willa's course in Santa Fe in 1996, and have been
"casting about" ever since.
Most of Byur's work is done as private commission, lifecasts
of hands or faces to be given as a gift to a spouse or
parent for a special occasion. Sometimes he donates gift
certificates for a life casting to be auctioned off by
worthy charities or associations during their fund raising
auctions.
His first show was in Exotica 2000, at the Alwun House
in Phoenix.
Buyr is a Charter
Member of the Association of Lifecasters International.
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A Back
1998
Pottery plaster,
polychrome finish.
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Hand
1998
Pottery plaster with faux bronze finish.
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Lifecasting, to
me, is a service to people, to enable them to own a
representation of a loved one that is so much more than a
photograph. My daughter will be able to give her
grandchildren a cast of her face, at the age of 8, with her
two front teeth missing. How's that for a memory? These are
permanent pieces of art, that are also the most personal
mementos one can own."
--Byur Gullwing, August 2000
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