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Artist Fashions Melted Weapons Man to Discourage Violence

Phoenix, Arizona artist Robert Miley is creating a 24-ft. human figure from four tons of melted knives, guns and other weapons. Law enforcement orgs provided confiscated weapons that are discernible at the base of the statue, and congeal into a dark humanoid mass symbolizing a "Release of Fear" -- the title of the piece -- with arms outstretched to the heavens. Oh yeah, it kinda looks like the Phoenix bird, too, being in Phoenix and all....

Release the Fear is a non-profit organization committed to using art to convey messages of peace and anti-violence. The statue will be unveiled in a central Phoenix park in December 2005. [04/12/2005]

Release the Fear - Melted Weapons Sculpture

Address:: East Roosevelt St., Phoenix, AZ
Directions:: I-10 exit 144A. South on 7th Ave., then a quick left onto Roosevelt St. East on Roosevelt for a half-mile. The sculpture is on the north side, in a little park formed at the intersection of Roosevelt St., 1st Ave., and Central Ave.

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