metal sculpture
Forged artistic figure
Metal sculpture is three-dimensional art made from metal—bronze, steel, iron, copper, or aluminum.
The category spans ancient bronze statues to modern welded abstractions.
Techniques include casting, forging, welding, and assembling found metal objects.
The plaza features a massive metal sculpture by Richard Serra.
- castingShaping through liquid form
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- forgingShaping heated metal; faking documents
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
welding · public art · outdoor installation · steel · constructivism · patination · abstract expressionism · kinetic art · iron · aluminum · figurative · pedestal · minimalism · chisel · monumental · sheet · soldering · rust
- sculpturestatue, sculptor, sculpting, bronze, marble
- decorvase, figurine, candle, ornament, picture frame
- yard decorwreath, garden gnome, lawn flamingo, garden ornament, bird bath
- sculptural traditionsbronze casting, wood carving, stone carving, clay modeling, terracotta
- metal artistryblacksmithing, bronze casting, copper work, forging, embossing
- metal craftswelding, soldering, tin work, riveting
metal sculpturestone sculpture
Art hewn from rock
wood carving · marble sculpture · stone carving · clay sculpture · ice sculpture
metal sculpturepainting
Pigment on canvas
drawing · photograph · oil painting · watercolor · fresco
metal sculptureice sculpture
Art from frozen water
butter sculpture · soft sculpture · performance art · textile art · food art